NI: Soldier killed by lightening on mountain

A climber believed killed by lightning on a Co Down mountain top was a sergeant in the Royal Signals, it emerged today.

NI: Soldier killed by lightening on mountain
Mon, 10 Apr, 2006 - 18:51

A climber believed killed by lightning on a Co Down mountain top was a sergeant in the Royal Signals, it emerged today.

The soldier, aged 29, from north Humberside, is thought to have been struck as he sought shelter from a storm.

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