Tag: fatality

  • Visitor Killed By Rockfall in Yosemite Valley

    Visitor Killed By Rockfall in Yosemite Valley

    A rockfall of undetermined size occurred in Yosemite National Park Wednesday at about 1:55 p.m. The rockfall was reported to have happened from El Capitan near the “Waterfall Route”, a popular climbing route on the East Buttress of El Capitan close to Horsetail Fall, the famous Yosemite Firefall seen each spring. There is one confirmed…

  • Body of Missing Hiker Found

    Body of Missing Hiker Found

    The body of James Millett, Jr was found by Yosemite National Park rangers on September 1, 2015, two days after discovering his car that had been left at a popular trailhead parking lot.

  • Rockslide Kills Climber on El Capitan

    Rockslide Kills Climber on El Capitan

    At least one person was killed over the weekend in one of two rockslides Sunday on El Capitan. The fatal slide occurred about 9 a.m. The person killed was apparently climbing the south face of the iconic stone. A second rockslide occurred about seven hours later, according to witnesses.