Group of climbers struck by lightning in Georgia: one victim is likely
Kyiv • UNN
August 11 2024, 11:52 AM • 9750 views
A group of climbers got caught in a severe thunderstorm on Mount Shelda in Svaneti. One died after falling from a cliff, three
were evacuated by helicopter, and rescuers are looking for the fourth.
A group of climbers got caught in a severe thunderstorm while climbing the top of Shelda (4386 meters) in Svaneti. According to preliminary data, one of them died, UNN reports with reference to Novosti Georgia.
The three people who requested help were evacuated by helicopter, the Emergency Situations Service said. They said that a fourth member of the group fell off a cliff during a lightning strike and was being searched for by rescuers.