Month: August 2012
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One Child Dead another Missing after Swimming in Merced
A 10-year-old boy is dead and a 6-year-old is missing after they were swept away while swimming in the Merced River.
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Hanta Virus claims life of Yosemite visitor
NPS – The recent diagnosis of hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) in two Californians, one of whom died, has prompted Dr. Ron Chapman, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and state public health officer, to remind Californians to take precautions to prevent exposure to the virus that causes HPS at their places of…
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Man Drowns Swimming in Merced
A San Mateo man drowned after he became pinned under rocks while swimming in the Merced River.