Lightning strike kills German tourist in Italy

A German tourist has died during a storm in Italy.

The woman was struck by lightning on the Italian island of San Pietro, near the larger island of Sardinia, a spokesman for the Civil Protection agency told dpa Saturday.

The woman was hiking with her husband and son, according to news agency Ansa, when bad weather moved in, causing the family to end the outing.

Before they returned to their car, the woman was hit by lightning and thrown several metres into the air.