A Norwegian man rollerblading from New York to Los Angeles was killed after being hit by an SUV near Salina, Kansas, officials said.

SALINE COUNTY, Kan. (KWCH/Gray News) — A Norwegian man attempting to rollerblade across the U.S. was killed in a hit-and-run in Kansas, officials said.

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office identified the man as 24-year-old Joachim Lanham.

Lanham was documenting his rollerblading journey across the U.S. on Instagram. According to a post from his family, he was hit by an SUV on day 22 of his journey from New York to Los Angeles

  • UnequalExchange@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    The amount of misplaced courage thst a person from the ages of 16-30 has would shock even the gods themselves.

    Poor kid though. R.I.P. he picked the super wrong country to attempt this in.