Romanian tourist dies in accident at Yosemite National Park

Romanian tourist dies in accident at Yosemite National Park
Authorities say 21-year-old Lucian Miu was scrambling on some wet rocks below Bridalveil Fall on Wednesday when he fell about 20 feet. He died at a hospital. (Shutterstock)
Updated 03 August 2019
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Romanian tourist dies in accident at Yosemite National Park

Romanian tourist dies in accident at Yosemite National Park
  • The Fresno Bee says two other people were injured in separate falls in the park this week
  • Authorities say 21-year-old Lucian Miu was scrambling on some wet rocks below Bridalveil Fall on Wednesday when he fell about 20 feet

CALIFORNIA: A Romanian tourist has died in a fall near a waterfall in Yosemite National Park in California.

Authorities say 21-year-old Lucian Miu was scrambling on some wet rocks below Bridalveil Fall on Wednesday when he fell about 20 feet. He died at a hospital.

The Fresno Bee says two other people were injured in separate falls in the park this week. One had hiked to a viewing platform below Bridalveil Fall on Monday and then slipped while climbing up a boulder field toward a pool at the base.

The other slipped off a boulder at Lower Yosemite Fall and fell into a creek Thursday, becoming trapped underwater between some rocks before managing to escape.