A woman has died after falling from the cables at Half Dome in Yosemite National Park, officials say
A Yosemite National Park visitor died after falling from the cables at the Half Dome on Thursday morning, according to National Park officials.
29-year-old Danielle Burnett, from Lake Havasu City, Arizona, fell over 500 feet down a rocky surface and was pronounced dead when the Park Rangers arrived on the scene, National Park Public Affairs Officer Scoot Gediman said in a statement to CNN. The incident is under investigation. One of Burnett's family members posted on Facebook confirming the loss,"It's with a broken heart to inform you all that our beautiful Danielle left us yesterday doing something she loved so much...
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