Katherine Diaz: Olympic surfing hopeful, 22, killed by lightning during training

Katherine Diaz: Olympic surfing hopeful, 22, killed by lightning during training

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“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 came to hug her [friend], as soon as she had finished hugging her, the sound was heard, “Diaz’s uncle, Beto Diaz, who says he was in the water with her, told a newspaper in El Salvador.” She, the friend, was thrown by the power of lightning strikes too, the plate throws me back. Katherine died instantly. ‘
The International Surfing Association (ISA) 2021 Surf City El Salvador World Surfing Games will be held from May 29 to June 6 on the beaches of La Bocana and El Sunzal and will act as the final qualifying tournament for Tokyo 2020, where surfing will be its Olympic debut. made appearance.
Katherine Diaz was training to qualify for the Olympics.

“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.

Diaz’s funeral was held Sunday, with FESASURF posting photos of her surfboard and flowers next to her coffin.

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