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19-year-old hiker dies after lightning strikes emergency shelter on Mount Timpanogos

A 19-year-old hiker died and others were injured after lightning struck an emergency shelter the group built near the summit of Mount Timpanogos during a storm.

Published Sep 22, 2026, 1:00 PM EDT | LehighValleyLive

A Utah hiking group built an emergency shelter to wait out a storm atop Mount Timpanogos, but lightning struck it anyway, killing a 19-year-old man and injuring several others.