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| Above, El Capitan. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
A rock slide on Yosemite National Park's El Capitan was fatal to one rock climber and caused injuries to another.
The Los Angeles Times reported:
One person was killed and another injured in a rock slide at a popular climbing destination in Yosemite National Park Wednesday afternoon, officials said.
The rockfall occurred just before 2 p.m. on the East Buttress of El Capitan, a granite monolith above Yosemite Valley, according to the National Park Service. Officials said the release point appears to have been the climbing route known as the waterfall route.
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UPDATE (9/28/17):
Later reports say that the rock that fell was as big as an apartment building.
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