The body of a San Diego State grad who was reported missing after being swept away by swift waters on an annual hiking trip with friends was recovered, the Fire Safety Inspector with Yosemite National Park confirmed Tuesday.
NBC 7 spoke with the father of Hayden Klemenok, 24, who said it was the swift-running Chilnualna Falls Creek that got hold of his son and didn’t let go.
On Sunday morning, the family was notified that Hayden had been located, his sister posted on Instagram. "Due to the complexity of this location, it took another 24hrs to formally recover him," the post continued."While a few further steps remain in the investigation, Hayden's cause of passing is presumed to be an accidental drowning."Sign up for NBC San Diego newsletters.
Yosemite's raging rivers and creeks filled with melted snow have turned the iconic beauty into treacherous hiking trails. Eyewitness accounts indicate Hayden Klemenok got down on all fours by the swift water to get his head wet or a drink before he was swept away.
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