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Couple killed by lightening

A RECENTLY married couple were killed in a lightning strike at the weekend while climbing on a rugged section of the Great Wall of China.

Couple killed by lightening

Mon, 15 Jun, 2009 - 01:00

The Beijing Times said the force of the strike caused the pair to fall off the wall in Huairou.

Rescuers arrived about two hours later but the couple had stopped breathing.

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Courts Place: Great Wall of China Place: Huairou Organisation: Beijing Times Organisation: State Intellectual Property Office Organisation: Peking University

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