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SAN FRANCISCO – Yosemite National Park rangers have recovered the bodies of two people who fell 800 feet from an official said Friday.
Park spokeswoman Jamie Richards said rangers had to remember and climb the steep terrain in Taft Point as they worked to reach the bodies of a male and female. A California Highway Patrol helicopter badisted them, she said.
Yosemite Valley Floor, Richards said. A tourist spotted the victims Wednesday. They have not been identified.
Taft Point, which offers breathtaking views of the valley, Yosemite Falls and towering granite formation El Capitan. Visitors can walk to the edge of a vertigo-inducing granite ledge that does not have a railing and has become a popular spot for dramatic engagement and wedding photos.
More than 10 people have died at the park this year, Park spokesman said Scott Gediman said. An 18-year-old Israeli man accidentally fell down his last days while hiking to the top of Nevada Fall.
In 2015, world-famous wingsuit flier Dean Potter and partner Graham Hunt died after jumping from Taft Point in an attempt to clear a V-shaped notch in a ridgeline. They were flying in wingsuits but crashed.
The activity is the most extreme form of BASE jumping, which stands for jumping off buildings, antennas, spans (such as bridges) and Earth and is illegal in the park.
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