Tourists hurt after lightning strike in Polish mountains
PR dla Zagranicy
Grzegorz Siwicki
06.07.2018 14:55
Three people were reported injured after lightning struck a group of tourists in Poland’s southern Tatra mountains on Friday.
Giewont ist einer der vier Hausberge von Zakopane und eines der beliebtesten Ausflugsziele in der Tatra.
The incident occurred near the peak of Giewont, which towers over the popular resort of Zakopane, public broadcaster Polish Radio's IAR news agency reported.
A Tatra Volunteer Rescue Service (TOPR) helicopter was deployed to the site.
A woman was rushed to a hospital in serious condition, while a man and a boy, both of them foreigners, suffered minor injuries, the news agency reported.
(gs/pk)
Source: IAR