Yosemite — A handmade wooden cross is wedged into the rocks near Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park, where three young hikers were swept to their deaths after they climbed over a safety barrier at the 317-foot waterfall.
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Yosemite — Ranger R. Hiller patrols the rocks and keeps an eye on visitors on the trail leading to Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park. Later this day, a search-and-rescue team recovered the body of one of the three young people who were swept over the waterfall in July.
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Yosemite — Backpackers trudge up the steep and slick Mist Trail against the backdrop of a gushing Vernal Fall in Yosemite National Park.
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Yosemite — Hikers slop around on the wet rocks on the Mist Trail heading up to Vernal Fall.
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Yosemite — Park visitors snap photos from behind the safety barrier at scenic Vernal Fall.
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Yosemite — While tourists watch from a safe distance, a National Park Service search-and-rescue team works to recover the body of one of the three young hikers who slipped and fell over the side of Vernal Fall. They had ignored warning signs and climbed over a protective barrier.
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Yosemite — The safety railing that three young people climbed over at Vernal Fall. They were swept to their deaths.
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Yosemite — Visitors to Yosemite National Park stand behind the safety railing at 317-foot Vernal Fall.
PHOTOGRAPH BY: Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times
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