Beijing time on June 30: 2 travelers in Wei County, Hebei Province were struck by lightning while crossing the alpine meadow of the Internet celebrity, killing 1 and injuring 1. On June 29, a number of outdoor enthusiasts posted that a lightning strike occurred in Matianling, an Internet celebrity check-in place in Wei County, Hebei Province, and it seemed that a traveler was struck by lightning and died. On June 30, the local medical department of Wei County confirmed that on the 29th, a female traveler in Beijing died due to a lightning strike, and another traveler was not in danger of life and had been transferred to the hospital.
According to the eyewitness Mr. Li, because Matianling can enjoy the beautiful scenery of alpine meadows and is only a 3-hour drive from Beijing, it is called "Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei's own Altay" by netizens, and has also become an Internet celebrity check-in point in recent years. Mr. Li said that at around 3:50 pm on the 29th, a wave of thundershowers suddenly came to Matianling, and the casualties were also struck by lightning during this thunderstorm. "Specifically, it was probably at the downhill position of the Internet celebrity brand, and it was only 200 meters away from me at that time," said Mr. Li.
It is understood that the victim was a 53-year-old Beijinger, Mr. Li said that he was sheltering from the rain in the woods at the time of the incident, and the place where the casualties appeared was an open meadow, and when he arrived at the scene, the ambulance had already gone up the mountain. It is worth noting that just before the tragedy, the official account of "Wei County Warning Release" had issued two yellow warnings for thunder and lightning at 9:35 a.m. and 15:05 p.m., and the tragedy occurred less than half an hour after the warning was issued in the afternoon, after which the account also issued thunder, hail, and heavy rain warnings.
On the morning of June 30, the Caogoubao Central Health Center in Wei County responded that the other injured person did not know where he came from and was not in danger of life, "he walked down by himself, and after coming down, he was transferred to the hospital by car." Recently, with the advent of summer, natural disasters such as thunderstorms, torrential rains, flash floods, and mudslides continue to occur, in addition to the rising temperature, the cases of heat stroke, drowning, and heart attack are also rising, so finally we have to remind everyone that before going out to exercise, we must do a good job of strategy and always pay attention to the weather changes in the destination.