FILE: Mount Etna on New Year's Day 2026. According to Italian media reports, the man was climbing the volcano in a restricted area when a storm moved in, and he was struck by lightning. Firefighters ...

A TOURIST has died after being struck by lightning while hiking Italy’s Mount Etna amid the volcano’s latest eruption. The 30-year-old American man was climbing the mountain on Sunday when a powerful ...

MILAN (AP) — An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mount Etna while hiking Europe’s largest volcano following a period of intense activity, Italian firefighters said Monday.

On Sunday, August 16, an American tourist died after being struck by lightning while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Italian firefighters confirmed. The tragedy comes at a particularly dangerous time for ...

Dylan Standfast was identified by loved ones and friends as the U.S. tourist who died after being struck by lightning on Mount Etna earlier this month Local fire officials said that the hiker was ...