Falling rock, ice at Yosemite National Park kill woman on closed trail: officials

Fox News ^ | 02/25/19 | Nicole Darrah

[Simon Green]

A California woman was killed on Sunday while on a closed trail in Yosemite National Park, according to officials.

Xuan Wang, a 56-year-old woman who lived in Cupertino, was on the Mist Trail around 12:30 p.m. when she was "struck by falling rock and ice," the National Park Service stated in a news release on Monday.

Wang later died from her injuries.

The park agency said that the Mist Trail where Wang was killed is closed during this time of the year because of "icy and hazardous conditions," and that the area is noted as such.

"The trail closure is clearly marked and there is a gate on the trail reminding visitors of the closure. Wang ignored the signs, went around the gate and the incident happened on the trail leading to Vernal Fall," officials said.

The park service said officials are investigating the incident.

[RooRoobird20]

“Thus the weak and the stupid are eliminated in a heartless yet necessary natural selection process.”

Calvin and Hobbes

[RedMonqey]

"It seems to be a thing with some Asians:”

Yep!

Saw a link back a month ago that an Asian woman that liked to balance from the ledge of mountains around Asian.

In a bikini.

Was quite renown for it. Then she fell thirty something feet and called for help. The Philippines Air Rescue couldn't reach her because of weather conditions so she died.

Another Asian guy loved to balance(or hang off of skyscrapers) And yep, he lost his grip and fell to his death, too.

[j.havenfarm]

Australia
Florida

[DannyTN]

[DannyTN]

[Bonemaker]

Was Ms “Wang” a democrat?

[umgud]

How did they recover the body without endangering rescuers?

[mac_truck]

Yosemite closed trail signs are hard to miss...

[Darteaus94025]

She had a Yosemite experience of such impact that most visitors can’t imagine.

[RedMonqey]

"Footage shows shocking tiger attack in Beijing's wildlife park”

I guess her mother won that argument?

[Ann Archy]

What part of “CLOSED TRAIL” didn’t she understand??

[Seaplaner]

Why did you leave out...

Rattlesnake Creek?

[Jumper]

Hikers, especially the thru-hiker variety sometimes will do dumb things. This is an example of doing dumb things.

[Do_Tar]

But according to the sign the rocks are supposed to fall the OTHER WAY!

[adorno]

Falling rock, and ice...

Gravity and global warming are deadly...

The falling rock was caused by gravity. The ice would not have been subjected to gravity, were it not for global warming.

[monkeyshine]

I’m lukewarm on the idea that parks should be closed as a matter of course. That said, it should also always be at ones own risk.

[b4me]

Just another “i’ll do as I want, when I want” person. stupid loss for her family but she asked for it.

[gunnut]

Stupid people still die in national parks when we are not in a government shutdown?

[Redcitizen]

What happened next after they opened the door?

[BobL]

“I remember some time ago we were on a tour bus in Denali....there were some enthusiastic Asian tourists that actually opened the fire door in the back to get a better picture of the grizzly bear.”

I was recently on a private tour bus there, and the lady was telling us about a hiker on the road who was maybe half a mile from a grizzly who was heading in his direction. They offered the hiker a ride, no charge, nothing - just get him to safety. That’s how they operate out there. In your case, they operator was probably too shocked to stop them in time.