A surfer from the El Salvador national team dies after being struck by lightning while training

Salvadoran

, from the Salvadoran

, died after being struck by lightning during a training day at

beach

, in central

, the

announced this Saturday

.

, the Federation's administrative manager, described the circumstances in which the 22-year-old athlete died on Friday as "something sudden and devastating."

"When she went into the sea to surf, suddenly lightning struck and we saw her fall, she was given immediate assistance," Flores said.

He added that when they arrived at a local health center they were given the news that he had already passed away.

"Katherine was a born leader of the Salvadoran team and surfing," so "it has been a hard emotional and sporting blow," said the manager.

Bryan Pérez

, Pan American bronze medalist in surfing, lamented the death of Díaz on his

account

.

"We are going to miss you," he wrote.

"You will always be here with us," he concluded.

The SUP surf athlete

also dedicated some emotional words to him: "Keep enjoying the waves in the sky."

"It is not easy for someone from your team to leave, but to leave and in this way, it hurts and marks. We will feel you from the water and the soul," added the athlete.

The president of

of El Salvador,

, and the Minister of Tourism,

, published messages of condolences and solidarity with Díaz's family and friends.

The young woman had been surfing since she was 9 years old.

He participated in the

and in the

in Panama, and also in the

of the

, in El Salvador in 2015 and 2016. His last official participation, according to the

medium

, was in the

of November 2020, in which she obtained first place in the

category

.

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