The 30-year-old was on the active volcano when a thunderstorm developed, local media report.

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.

In a bizarre series of events, a US man hailing from Kansas fell to his death after being struck by lightning during his trip to Italy. The American tourist met one of the most unlikely ends during ...

A 29-year-old Kansas tourist was killed by a lightning strike while hiking Sicily's Mount Etna, Europe's largest volcano, in an exposed area Sunday.

An American man hiking up Italy's active Mount Etna volcano was killed by a lightning strike, apparently while walking in a closed off area.

A tourist from the United States died after being struck by lightning while hiking on Sicily’s Mount Etna, authorities said Monday, in a tragedy that occurred as officials continued to restrict access ...

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 ...

An American tourist has died after being struck by lightning on Sicily ’s Mount Etna. The 29-year-old was hiking Europe’s ...

Not to make light—or lightning, I guess—of a man’s death, but when an active volcano known for spewing molten rock and ash and occasionally producing volcanic lightning has signs telling people to ...

An American tourist was killed by a lightning strike on Sicily’s Mt. Etna while hiking Europe’s largest volcano following a period of intense activity, Italian firefighters said Monday. The ...

A U.S. citizen died after a lightning strike while hiking on Europe's most active volcano.

He was reportedly in a restricted zone and was apparently trying to get closer to the summit of the active volcano.