A hiker died on Memorial Day after falling about 500 ft. from a summit ridge in California's Sequoia National Park, authorities say.
The eastern Sierra Nevada, with Mount Whitney, the largest of three pinnacles at center, near Lone Pine, California. A hiker fell to his death at nearby Mount Russell on Monday, May 31, 2021.A hiker died on Memorial Day after falling about 500 feet from a summit ridge in California's Sequoia National Park, authorities said Tuesday.
One of them, a 45-year-old Milpitas, California, woman, also fell after trying to grab the man, the agency said. She survived the 30-foot fall, according to officials.
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