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A physics professor at the University of Reading has died after falling on rocks while visiting a beauty spot in Maryland. A British physics professor has died after falling on to rocks while visiting a beauty spot in Maryland.
Alexei Likhtman, 44, lost balance while taking photographs and fell around 50ft on a trip to part of the long-distance walking route, the Appalachian Trail, in Maryland, police said. Alexei Likhtman, 44, lost his balance while taking photographs and fell around 15 metres (50ft) on a trip to part of the long-distance walking route, the Appalachian Trail, police said. Other hikers tried to save him but he died about an hour later, at midday on Sunday.
Other hikers tried to save him but he died about an hour later, at noon local time on Sunday. A spokesman for Maryland Natural Resources police said the University of Reading professor was in the US to attend a conference in Baltimore. He had been visiting a section of the trail called Annapolis Rock with a PhD student, Jian Zhu, also from Reading, who was uninjured.
A spokesman for Maryland Natural Resources police said Likhtman was in the US to attend a conference in Baltimore and had been visiting a section of the trail called Annapolis Rock with a PhD student, named as Jian Zhu, also from Reading. Lt Art Windemuth said: “About 10.45am the victim was photographing the area and tripped and fell approximately between 40 and 50ft.
Lieutenant Art Windemuth said: “About 10.45am the victim was photographing the area and tripped and fell approximately between 40 and 50ft.
“People in the area immediately began first aid and called 911. Emergency personnel arrived and immediately began first aid, but the victim was pronounced deceased about noon.”“People in the area immediately began first aid and called 911. Emergency personnel arrived and immediately began first aid, but the victim was pronounced deceased about noon.”
Windemuth said Likhtman had been leaping on rocks when he tripped, while the student was uninjured. Windemuth said Likhtman had been leaping across rocks when he tripped.
He said: “He was with a student of his and was taking photographs. He had a tripod with a camera on it, the camera fell and he fell. He was jumping from rock to rock when he tripped.” “He was with a student of his and was taking photographs. He had a tripod with a camera on it, the camera fell and he fell. He was jumping from rock to rock when he tripped.”
Likhtman’s body was transferred to the office of the chief medical officer in Baltimore for a post-mortem examination. Likhtman’s body was transferred to the office of the chief medical officer in Baltimore for a postmortem examination. His family has been informed of his death.
His family has been informed of his death.
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According to his Facebook and LinkedIn social media accounts, Likhtman was originally from Moscow before moving to the UK to study and teach. According to his Facebook and LinkedIn accounts, Likhtman moved from Moscow to the UK to study and teach.
He worked as a lecturer at the University of Leeds between 1999 and 2007 before taking up a post of professor of mathematical physics at the University of Reading, working in applied mathematics. He was also the departmental director of postgraduate research studies. He worked as a lecturer at the University of Leeds between 1999 and 2007 before taking up a post of professor of mathematical physics at Reading, working in applied mathematics. He was also the departmental director of postgraduate research studies.
The Appalachian Trail is a 2,200-mile hiking trail in eastern America, stretching from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south.The Appalachian Trail is a 2,200-mile hiking trail in eastern America, stretching from Maine in the north to Georgia in the south.
It was brought to wide appeal by the Bill Bryson book A Walk In The Woods, made into a recently-released film of the same name starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte. It was brought to wide appeal by the Bill Bryson book A Walk In The Woods, which was recently made into a film of the same name starring Robert Redford and Nick Nolte.