1 dead, 1 injured after El Capitan rockfall in Yosemite

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Yosemite's El Capitan.
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A rockfall at El Capitan in Yosemite National Park on Wednesday afternoon killed one person and injured another, park officials said.

The rockslide took place on the east buttress of the Waterfall climbing route, KCRA reports. Search and rescue officials are looking for anyone else who may have been hurt, as it's the height of climbing season and there were several climbers on El Capitan when the rockfall occurred. Officials have not released the name of the person who was killed in the incident, or the injuries sustained by the other climber.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US
Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.