Lightning kills five climbers
Pastor Dale Morgan
Lightning kills five climbers*
* Story Highlights
* Five South Koreans killed by lightning in mountains near the capital
* Six other climbers injured by strikes
* Scores of other climbers struck by lightning in the same area in
the past
SEOUL, South Korea (Reuters) -- Five South Koreans were killed by
lightning in mountains near the capital on Sunday, while six other
climbers were injured, KBS news said.
Two men and two women were struck and killed near a hill at Bukhan
Mountain, northeast of Seoul, when heavy rains swept through the area,
the report said, citing police and rescue workers.
Scores of other climbers have been struck by lightning in the same area
in the past.
A 48-year-old man was also killed by lightning when he was climbing
Surak Mountain bordering Seoul, the television said on its Web site
(www.kbs.co.kr).
Police could not be immediately reached for comment.