Ich war erst mal total ueberrumpelt, denn ich hatte mich jja schon damit abgefunden das mein Jahr hier in Houston zu Ende geht. “It is with a heavy heart that the ISA has learned about the passing of El Salvador’s Katherine Diaz,” it read.Einen Tag nachdem mir Christian erzaehlt hat dass sie ein neues Au pair gefunden und festgelegt haben wurde ich von meiner Freundin Nela angefragt ob ich mir nicht vorstellen koennte,bei ihrerįamilie (Chris und Sarah mit dem kleinen Benjamin (10Monate)) zu verlaengern.!!!! “Katherine embodied the joy and energy that make surfing so special and dear to us all, as a global ambassador of the sport. She excelled at the international competition level, representing her country with pride at both the ISA World Surfing Games and ISA World Junior Surfing Championship.
The National Institute of Sports of El Salvador paid tribute to the late athlete: We send our heartfelt condolences to Katherine’s family, the surfers of El Salvador, and to all those in the international surfing community whose lives she touched.
“We offer a prayer for the eternal rest of her soul,” a statement posted to Facebook read, “and we express our most sincere condolences to her family.”ĭiaz was struck by lightning while training at a beach near her home in El Tunco on March 19. The newspaper reported emergency services were called to the scene but were unable to revive her, According to Eonline. Per AS.com, citing the Salvadoran Surf Federation, “the sky was clear and it was an unforeseen storm that did not seem to carry much electrical intensity either.”Īccording to The Guardian, Diaz was preparing for the May ISA World Surfing Games-a qualifier for this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
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