Sports officials in El Salvador say a surfer who had hopes of qualifying for the Olympics has been killed by lightning.
Twenty-two-year-old Katherine Díaz Hernández was practicing near her home at the Pacific coast beach of El Tunco when she was hit by lightning on Friday.
The president of the Salvadoran Sports Institute posted a message expressing condolences to her family.
She had been training a global tournament, set to be held in El Salvador, that serves as a qualifying even for this year's Summer Olympic Games.
Díaz also worked as a chef and had opened her own business in El Tunco.
