Two Greek men were hit by lightning in the mountaineering competition, and they were injured and injured.

Polar news reporter Wang Liangliang Huang Jiaqi

According to the Associated Press, the Greek police and the fire department reported that on August 21, local time, in the night off -road match in Farakro, Greece, Lightning hit two contestants, causing one person to die and one person were seriously injured.

Farakro Mountain, picture source "Guardian"

The two men were participating in the "Six Peaks" competition at the time. The total length of the track was 35.7 kilometers, and the route passed the six peaks of Farakro Mountains in northern Greece. The six peaks were over 2000 meters of altitude.

Starting at 7 pm local time on the 20th local time, the players can use 12 hours.

At 4 am local time on the 21st, at a placed of 1340 meters above sea level, two participating men were hit by lightning.

The two fire rescue teams found that a 55 -year -old climber had died when they arrived at the scene of the town nearby, and the other 56 -year -old climber was seriously injured. The seriously injured player was shipped to a hospital in Cavalla's city, and the authorities said he was in critical condition.

According to reports, the weather was very good at the beginning of the game, but it rained at night, and the mountain roads became muddy. When the lightning strikes, several of the 55 players participating in the competition have reached the end of the top of the Farackro ski field.

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