Olympic surfing hopeful Katherine Díaz Hernández dies in lightning strike in El Salvador – ABC News

Surfers in El Salvador are planning to hold a “paddle out” to remember Katherine Díaz Hernández, one of the countrys top surfers who was killed by a lightning bolt while surfing.

• El Salvador surfer Katherine Díaz Hernández was preparing to qualify for this year’s Olympics
• Hernández, who had surfed since the age of nine, was hit near her home beach at El Tunco 
• The president of the Salvadoran Sports Institute posted a message of condolence

Surfers usually sit atop their boards at a distance from shore…

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