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A plume of ash and smoke rose from Sicily’s Mount Etna on Monday, a day after a 29-year-old US tourist was killed by lightning while hiking in an area closed to visitors due to recent volcanic activity.

The man, from Kansas, was struck on Sunday evening in an exposed area above the tree line. He was rescued by helicopter but later declared dead by medical personnel.

Large areas of the volcano remain closed to hikers following prolonged volcanic activity, which also forced nearby Catania airport to close for most of last week.

Officials say lightning strikes have killed more people on Etna in recent decades than volcanic activity. The last eruption-related fatalities on Europe’s most active volcano were recorded in 1987.