Merced River and the Vernal Falls/Nevada Falls area
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2006-06-10 17:29.
I'm a 4+ year resident of Yosemite Valley. The summer of '05 was really bad for deaths in Yosemite. The fast water around Nevada and Vernal Falls is VERY unforgiving - don't get stupid like two people did this last summer.
One person was really hot after coming up the trail to Vernal Falls. He decided to cool off and also take some photos while standing IN the river. He slipped once, got up, slipped again - then went OVER Vernal Falls. They didn't recover his body for WEEKS.
Enjoy the Valley and all the magic that is Yosemite National Park - just be careful! Thanks
Merced River and the Vernal Falls/Nevada Falls area
I'm a 4+ year resident of Yosemite Valley. The summer of '05 was really bad for deaths in Yosemite. The fast water around Nevada and Vernal Falls is VERY unforgiving - don't get stupid like two people did this last summer.
One person was really hot after coming up the trail to Vernal Falls. He decided to cool off and also take some photos while standing IN the river. He slipped once, got up, slipped again - then went OVER Vernal Falls. They didn't recover his body for WEEKS.
Enjoy the Valley and all the magic that is Yosemite National Park - just be careful! Thanks