Dalai Lama's nephew killed on Florida walk for Tibet
Jigme Norbu hit by sport utility vehicle on dark road 25 miles into 300-mile walk to raise awareness of Tibetan struggle. Norbu was on a 300-mile "Walk for Tibet" from St Augustine to West Palm Beach. He had done similar walks several times before, including one of 900 miles in 2009 from Indiana to New York. That walk marked the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan rebellion against Chinese rule that resulted in the exile of his uncle, who is Tibet's spiritual leader. Norbu, of Bloomington, Indiana, is the son of the Dalai Lama's late brother, Taktser Rinpoche. Pierre Tristam, the editor of flaglerlive.com, a community non-profit news service, said Norbu was walking along the white line on the side of the unlit road when he was hit. The incident happened about 25 miles south of St Augustine, where Norbu had begun his journey with several others.