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In Yosemite, Falling Tree Branches Kill a Young Hiker in ‘Freak Accident’

Angela Lin, 29, was a software engineer at Google who loved to spend time outdoors.

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Angela Lin died during a hike among giant sequoia trees in Tuolumne Grove, a popular trail in Yosemite National Park.
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Mountain Lion Is Euthanized After Attacking a Child in Olympic National Park

The 4-year-old child, who was treated at a hospital and released, had been walking with family members on a popular trail in the park.

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Mountain lion attacks on humans are exceedingly rare, experts say. This mountain lion, not the one euthanized, was in Montana.
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Rescuers Seek American Hiker Missing for Days in the Pyrenees

Cole Henderson, 27, was last heard from on July 9, when he told friends he was putting his phone into airplane mode ahead of a mountain hike in Spain.

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Ordesa y Monte Perdido National Park, in the Pyrenees mountains of Spain.
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The Grand Canyon Fire Has North Rim Residents Wary of the Future

Fire crews allowed a fire to burn through brush on the Grand Canyon’s North Rim. Then they lost control.

Tourists at Mather Point on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon watched smoke rise from the Dragon Bravo fire on the canyon’s North Rim.
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Men Who Cut Down Beloved Tree in England Get More Than 4 Years in Prison

The tree, a landmark that stood by Hadrian’s Wall in northern England, was found illegally cut down in 2023.

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