Austrian tourist hit by lightning near Donner Summit
August 24, 2017
An Austrian tourist, who was hiking with his girlfriend and a friend in a wilderness area of the Sierra Nevada, was rescued after surviving a lightning strike on Tuesday, Aug. 22, the Associated Press reported.
The unidentified man, who was rescued by a helicopter crew, suffered major burns over his body. The incident happened in an area of Tinkers Knob near Donner Summit.