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<\/div>\nAn investigation is now underway into the incident.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
A 26-year-old British tourist died after he was reportedly hit by lightning while paddleboarding in Greece, as per Guardian.<\/a><\/em>\u00a0 The unnamed man was in the sea during a thunderstorm in Agia Agathi, Rhodes, as his girlfriend filmed him from the beach, according to local media.<\/p>\n Greek newspaper\u00a0Rodiaki<\/em>\u00a0reported that lightning struck the water near the man shortly before 1.30 pm local time on Tuesday, causing him to fall into the water injured.<\/p>\n Soon after the incident, emergency services dashed to the scene, and the man was taken to the shore. Rescuers frantically tried to save his life, following which\u00a0medics took him to a local hospital before he was declared dead.<\/p>\n Though the Port Authority of Rhodes confirmed the man’s age and that he was a British national, they gave no further information.<\/p>\n An investigation is now underway into the incident.\u00a0<\/p>\n A spokesperson said, ”This is an active case so we cannot give more details at the moment.”<\/p>\n The Foreign and Commonwealth Office said, ‘We are supporting the family of a British man who has died in Rhodes and is in contact with local authorities.”<\/p>\n Last year, one man died and another was injured after lightning struck Mount Falakro in northern Greece.<\/p>\n Recently, a similar incident was witnessed in the US, when a\u00a034-year-old man died <\/a>and his young son was seriously injured after they were struck by lightning while walking from a bus stop in Texas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n