VIDEO: Two people were struck by lightning on a northern Arizona mountain on Wednesday, the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office said. A five-mile-long rescue operation was completed Oct. 22 on foot as a rescue helicopter couldn’t fly due to stormy weather. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office says the two victims were struck while on Humphreys Peak, which is north of Flagstaff.
Rescue crews made their way five miles up to the top of the mountain because CCSO said its helicopter was grounded due to weather. Two people were struck โ they both did not know each other โ one was from Flagstaff and the other was from Canada. They were taken to the hospital for treatment, and their conditions aren’t known. The mountain’s peak is just over 12,600 in elevation, and at one point, rescue crews lost contact with the victims who were at the top of the peak, possibly due to stormy weather.
