Race organizers stopped the race 30 minutes prior to incident, but some athletes were between aid stations at the time and could not be reached by race officials.
A 44-year-old Norwegian woman was struck and killed by lightning during an Italian ultramarathon on Saturday., a 121K race that takes place starts and ends in Bolzano, Italy, and travels through the Dolomite Mountains.posted on the race’s Facebook page and website, the strike occurred at around 7:15 p.m. near a lake called the Lago di San Pancrazio, which was located between two aid stations.
However, many runners had already passed through and were between aid stations in spots that track marshals could not reach them, as was the case with the Norwegian runner. According to the release, other runners witnessed the strike and called for help. The victim was transported out of the area via helicopter to the nearby Bolzano Hospital, where she died.
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