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In Yosemite, Falling Tree Branches Kill a Young Hiker in ‘Freak Accident’

The trails of Tuolumne Grove, a popular site in Yosemite National Park, wind through forests of pine and giant sequoias, the ...

Hiker killed in Yosemite sequoia grove by falling tree branch

Tuolumne Grove is home to about two dozen mature giant sequoias and is a popular destination in Yosemite. The area was ...

Google engineer, 29, dies on Yosemite National Park trail after falling tree branch strikes her

Angela Lin, a 29-year-old Google engineer, was killed by a falling tree branch while hiking the popular Tuolumne Grove trail at Yosemite National Park.

Bay Area woman, 29, dies in Yosemite National Park after being struck by falling tree branch

Back in August 2015, two high school students were asleep in a tent in the Upper Pines Campground when an oak limb fell, ...