A grieving father is opening up about the devastating moment his daughter fell from Half Dome in Yosemite National Park and did not survive.
"Knowing that she had great faith and that she was with her Lord was the only thing that kept me going. Knowing that I need to do things to make sure my life is in order so that I have a chance to see her again," said Jonathan Rohloff.
He shares how he managed to get through the heartbreaking moment his 20-year-old daughter, Grace Rohloff, slipped and fell off the mountain on July 13. "Some of the last things she said is 'Dad, this was one of my bucket list items.' She was smiling from ear to ear, just so excited, she was so happy," said Rohloff.By the age of 13, Grace had hiked the Grand Canyon.He explains they made it to the top of the mountain and enjoyed the view for roughly 20 minutes before dark clouds and rain rolled in."Unfortunately, she lost control in between two of the wood slats and slid on the granite. It happened all quickly.
Now, as Rohloff prepares to lay his daughter to rest, he's urging the National Park Service for change. "They have a wooden slat that's about every 10 feet apart from each other. In between the 10 feet, the granite has been walked on so much, it's worn down, almost like a granite countertop. Once water gets on there, it just becomes very slick. There's no reason that they couldn't be a wooden plank every foot," said Rohloff.Rohloff says Grace was passionate about helping others.
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