A CHP helicopter that landed near Muir Trail Ranch to retrieve the body of Nicholas Torchia, who was struck by lightning. STACY CORLESS Special to The Bee A 37-year-old man was struck and killed by ...

Aug. 8—A Bakersfield native was struck and killed by lightning while hiking near the Muir Trail Ranch in Fresno County. Nicholas Torchia, 37, who lived in Fresno at the time of his death, was nearly ...

First came an immense flash of bright white light, then a sound like a cannon exploding feet away. Four backpackers’ thoughts quickly turned to the youngest member of their group, Nicholas Torchia, ...

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Hikers heroically performed CPR on Nicholas Torchia for over three hours after the Fresno man was fatally struck by lightning July 30 in the John Muir Wilderness of eastern Fresno County. They were ...