Falling tree kills woman at Yosemite National Park

Half Dome as viewed from Glacier Point.
(Image credit: Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)

On Sunday, a 21-year-old woman was killed in Yosemite National Park after a tree fell on her tent in Half Dome Village.

A park spokesman said that after the tree fell, the village was closed and visitors were forced to leave the area. It was cold, windy, and rainy in Northern California, and rangers also closed the Upper Pines and Camp 4 sections of the park; they are expected to reopen on Monday. The victim's name has not been released.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.