“We offer a prayer for the eternal rest of her soul and express our deepest condolences to her family,” INDES said in a statement.
“Katherine embodies the joy and energy that makes us all so special and cherished as a global ambassador of the sport,” the ISA said of the surfer, whose brother, Jose Diaz, is president of the Salvadoran Surf Federation (FESASURF). is. ).
‘She excelled at the international competition level and proudly represented her country at the ISA World Surfing Games and the ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.
“We extend our deepest condolences to Katherine’s family, the surfers of El Salvador, and to everyone in the international surfing community whose lives she has touched.”
FESASURF, ISA and the El Salvador National Institute of Sports did not respond to CNN’s request for comment.