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All Three Missing Yosemite Hikers Recovered & Identified
FOX40 NewsThe bodies of all three hikers who went over a falls in Yosemite this summer have now been recovered and identified. On July 19th, a group of young adults was hiking the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park when 27-year-old Ninos Yacoub of Turlock, 22-...Tags: National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Sam Cohen, Travel
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Free Admission to National Parks for Holiday Weekend
FOX40 NewsAdmission to all National Parks will be free this weekend, in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday. Some of the country's 397 parks will also host special events to commemorate the holiday. Free admission is available January 14 - 16....Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Holidays
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Rockslide Closes North Route to Yosemite
FOX40 NewsGetting to Yosemite National Park this week could be difficult as a rockslide and snow close off the north route. A large rockslide closed a portion of Big Oak Flat Road Sunday night near the entrance to the park. Big Oak Flat Road is Highway 120 after...Tags: National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Sam Cohen, Travel
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Search Resumes for Yosemite Hikers who went Over Falls
FOX40 NewsA dive team resumes their search for two missing Yosemite hikers Friday morning. On July19th, three friends were hiking the Mist Trail near Vernal Fall when they were seen crossing a guardrail and going over the 317-foot waterfall. 22-year-old Hormiz...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Travel
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Base Jumper Gets Stuck in Tree; Rescued then Arrested
FOX40 NewsA man is lucky to be alive Thursday after hurling himself off the Foresthill Bridge, opening his parachute, then getting caught in a tree. Fortunately, the man, identified as Nicholas Frey, had a cell phone on him and was able to call 911 and ask for...Tags: Gardens and Parks, State Parks, Travel
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Roads And Airports Will Be More Crowded This Thanksgiving
FOX40 NewsSurveys from AAA and TripAdvisor.com both show that more Americans plan to travel for Thanksgiving compared to last year. A full 34% of people polled in the Sacramento area plan to head out of town, up significantly from 26% last year, according to...Tags: Travel, AAA
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Bay Area Woman Dies in Yosemite Park Fall
FOX40 NewsA Bay area woman has died in Yosemite National Park while hiking Half Dome. The park’s emergency center was called about a fallen hiker Sunday around noon. 26-year-old Hayley LaFlamme from San Ramon had reached the summit and was in the process...Tags: National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Travel
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Family of Still Missing Yosemite Hiker React to Friend's Body Found
FOX40 NewsAfter weeks of waiting and wondering family members are starting to realize the gravity of that deadly accident on Yosemite's Vernal Waterfall. The body of Hormiz David was found in the Merced River Friday morning; 17 days after he died trying to...Tags: St. George, National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Travel
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Missing Man's Body Recovered in Yosemite National Park
FOX40 NewsThe body of one of three park visitors presumed dead after plunging over Vernal Fall at Yosemite National Park was recovered on Friday afternoon. Yosemite National Park Rangers and Search and Rescue personnel recovered the body of 22-year-old Hormiz...Tags: National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Yosemite National Park, Travel
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Friends Anxiously Awaiting Word on Three Hikers Presumed Dead in Yosemite
Three hikers are presumed dead after plunging over a waterfall in Yosemite National Park.
The National Park Service identified the hikers as 22-year-old Hormiz David, 27-year-old Ninos Yacoub and 21-year-old Ramina Badal. David is from Modesto, Yacoub is...Tags: Gardens and Parks, Travel
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Fire Evacuation Orders Lifted, Highway Back Open Near Yosemite
FOX40 NewsFirefighters battling a wildfire in the canyons near Yosemite National Park caught a break from Mother Nature this week and have the fire under control. The Motor Fire is now about 60% contained. Highway 140 is reopened and evacuation orders were lifted...Tags: Transportation, Road Transportation, National Parks, Gardens and Parks, Fires
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Man Collects Money to Save California Parks, $1 At a Time
FOX40 NewsUsing collection buckets that an old family friend had around to store his pot, Alden Olmsted hopes to save California’s state parks one dollar at a time. He collected money outside the Sanford Mansion in Sacramento on Thursday, one of about 70...Tags: State Parks, Gardens and Parks, California, Sacramento, Travel
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