Accident in Yosemite: a woman was killed under a rockfall

The tragic incident occurred last Sunday in Yosemite national Park.

A female programmer, who loved the outdoors and regularly donated money to the preservation of protected areas, was killed during a walk in the fresh air. The victim was struck by a rockfall, which literally dared the victim with Hiking trails. The chances of survival for women almost was not.

Accident in Yosemite: a woman was killed under a rockfallA female programmer, who loved the outdoors, was killed during a walk in the fresh air. Photo: Dylan Qian

As told by local law enforcement, the incident occurred on February 24, at about 12:30 local time. 56-year-old Joanne Wang was walking with a friend at the national Park when there was a collapse of rock mixed with ice.

The woman did not have time to respond to the threat, and death was hit by falling rocks on a Foggy trail. This land is infamous among hikers and was closed to the public.

The management of the national Park expressed condolences to the family of the deceased woman. Joan Wang was very fond of nature and repeatedly donated money for the reserve. Nobody could imagine that this is where she would find her undoing.

According to relatives Wang on the coffee table in her house was found a letter of thanks. This message was sent Yosemite guide for the recent donation made in January of this year.

Accident in Yosemite: a woman was killed under a rockfallIn 2018 in Yosemite following the death of a tourist who slipped over the falls. Photos: YNP

It is noteworthy that in the last two months it already the second fatality in a national Park. Here on Christmas eve killed 32-year-old Joshua Brock fell into the river with slippery granite of the site.

The man received a fatal head injury. This tragic incident occurred not far from the place where he died Joan Wang. In 2018 here the death of another tourist who slipped over the falls.

The Park administration is trying to solve the problem relating to regular accidents. Over the past year here killed 10 people. Joan Wang became the first victim, who gave a new countdown tragic death in 2019.

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