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1 Climber Dies, Polish Ambassador Injured in Lightning Strike

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Who: Andrei Timovic and Jaroslaw Lindenberg, ambassador of Poland
Where: A local mountain above Kolasin, Montenegro
Their mistake: Not sure if they checked the weather, but it could just be bad luck
What happened: A group of 11 climbers were attempting to summit a local peak when a lightning storm developed above them. Lightning struck the group – killing one man and injuring two others. The ambassador of Poland suffered from minor burns and a broken arm. He was taken to a local hospital. There are no reports on the condition of the third man.

Read the story here.

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October 13th, 2009 | Category: Climber, Death, Mountaineer, Rescue

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