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Yosemite National Park sees second accident fatality in two days
A 28-year-old Londoner died in a rock climbing accident in California’s Yosemite National Park, US officials said, the second fatality in two days in the world-famous natural wonder. Felix Joseph Kiernan and a climbing partner were scaling El Capitan, a huge granite monolith which dominates Yosemite Valley in the heart…
Yosemite hantavirus scare alert extended to 230,000
California’s Yosemite National Park has said that it has extended its hantavirus warning to 230,000 people after three people died from the rodent-borne disease. “We are reaching out to additional overnight visitors to raise awareness about this rare disease and to ensure they know where to find information regarding hantavirus,”…
Yosemite open despite virus that killed two
LOS ANGELES — The deadly virus raising fears at California’s Yosemite National Park does not spread easily, and, despite two recent deaths, does not warrant closing the park, a spokeswoman said Monday. So far, at least six cases have been confirmed of the hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a rare but…
More Yosemite Tourists Infected With Deadly Virus
Six visitors to California’s famous Yosemite National Park have now been infected with a rare rodent-born virus, two of whom have died, officials said Thursday, in an update on the outbreak. Earlier this week Yosemite authorities closed down all tent cabins in part of Curry Village, a popular lodging area…
Yosemite warns tourists after virus kills two
US health authorities are warning tourists who visited California’s famous Yosemite National Park recently to beware of a rare virus spread in mouse droppings, after two people died. A second fatality was confirmed at the weekend from “hantavirus pulmonary syndrome” (HPS), while two more people who visited the spectacular California…
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