Falling tree kills woman at Yosemite National Park

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.

In recent months, at least two other people have been killed in California due to falling trees — in December, a woman taking photos as part of a wedding party was killed when a eucalyptus tree struck her, and in January a woman was hit by a falling tree while walking on a golf course.

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