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The cause of death comes almost two months after John Gerrish, Ellen Chung and their 1-year-old daughter, Miju, were found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River in the Sierra National Forest.
The search is on for a man's body after he stumbled into the Merced River from the Mist Trail in Yosemite National Park on Monday afternoon. The hiker, whose identity wasn't released ...
Search-and-rescue workers found the family August 17 in a remote area of the Sierra National Forest near the south fork of the Merced River, according to the sheriff’s office. The trail has ...
No search teams were sent out Monday to find Aleh Kalman, 19, who was swept along the turbulent Merced River ... along the Mist Trail when he went swimming in the river about 150 feet upstream ...
Search teams resumed their search this morning for a 36-year-old man swept away by the Merced River Wednesday night near Hagaman Park after he rescued his 3-year-old daughter. The search will ...
The season’s first major incident unfolded Monday when a man described in his 20s fell into the boulder-strewn Merced River while hiking on the steep and slick Mist Trail. Rangers were searching ...
On Tuesday, forest officials had closed access to trails in the area due to "unknown hazards." Closure to the Merced River's recreation areas will stay in effect until Sept. 17.
At 10:45 pm on Tuesday SAR ground units located Daren after he hiked off Quartz Mountain and hit the Merced River trail. Both Leah and Daren were found to be very dehydrated, however, neither of ...
The Merced River Instream and Off Channel Habitat Restoration Project brought the total amount of restored river to one and and three quarters of a mile, up from the previous restored river ...