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In Yosemite, Falling Tree Branches Kill a Young Hiker in ‘Freak Accident’
The trails of Tuolumne Grove, a popular site in Yosemite National Park, wind through forests of pine and giant sequoias, the largest trees on earth. On July 19, after hiking about a mile into the grove, Angela Lin, 29, and her friends heard a snapping sound above them.
Google software engineer, 29, killed by falling tree branch in Yosemite's popular Tuolumne Grove
According to reporting by San Francisco Gate, Angela Lin was hiking with her boyfriend David Hua, and two friends in Tuolumne Grove on July 19 when the tragedy occurred. Hua says the group heard a loud cracking sound followed by several falling branches just seconds later.
Hiker killed in Yosemite sequoia grove by falling tree branch
Tuolumne Grove is home to about two dozen mature giant sequoias and is a popular destination in Yosemite. The area was temporarily closed after the incident.
Bay Area woman, 29, dies in Yosemite National Park after being struck by falling tree branch
Back in August 2015, two high school students were asleep in a tent in the Upper Pines Campground when an oak limb fell, killing them both. And in 2012, a concessions worker was killed when a tree fell on his tent cabin during a windstorm.
Hiker Dies in Freak Accident at Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park officials are investigating after a 29-year-old woman tragically died in a freak accident. Angela Lin was hiking with her boyfriend and two friends along the Tuolumne Grove trail when they heard a loud sound from above.
Falling sequoia branch kills Los Angeles native hiking in Yosemite
A 29-year-old Los Angeles native living in Northern California was killed by a wayward sequoia branch while hiking in Yosemite National Park earlier this month. The tragedy unfolded July 19
Google engineer, 29, dies on Yosemite National Park trail after falling tree branch strikes her
Angela Lin, a 29-year-old Google engineer, was killed by a falling tree branch while hiking the popular Tuolumne Grove trail at Yosemite National Park.  Read More
Falling Tree Branch In Yosemite Kills Visitor
Tuolumne County, CA – A 29-year-old Bay Area woman died after being struck by a tree branch in Yosemite National Park earlier this month.
Yosemite hiker killed by falling branch was ‘a really careful person,’ her father says
Making plans with her boyfriend and two other friends to hike through the giant sequoia trees in Yosemite National Park last weekend, the 29-year-old Google software engineer had nothing really to fear.
Mountain View woman killed by tree branches in Yosemite
A young Mountain View woman who worked as a software engineer for Google was killed in a freak accident while hiking with friends in Yosemite National Park, according to a GoFundMe page. Angela Shih Lin,
Angela Lin: Google Engineer Tragically Dies in Freak Accident While Hiking with Boyfriend at Yosemite National Park
After Lin's death, Tuolumne Grove—the area where she and her group had been hiking—was closed to the public for nearly a week ...
29-year-old Google engineer dies in freak accident on popular Yosemite trail
The fatal incident occurred while Angela Lin was admiring large sequoias along a trail in the park with her boyfriend and two ...
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Prescribed burning continues in Big Trees' South Grove of Giant ...
Prescribed burning on 1,300 acres of the dangerously overgrown South Grove of Giant Sequoias, the largest stand of sequoias in Tuolumne County and the rest of the Mother Lode, continued ...
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The dead giant, 30 ft. in diameter, Tuolumne Grove, no.823
Past Auction Carleton E. Watkins American, 1829–1916 The dead giant, 30 ft. in diameter, Tuolumne Grove, no.823, 1870–1879 Medium Albumen Print Size 38.6 x 53.3 cm. (15.2 x 21 in.) Sale Estimate ...