US EditionYosemite Reopens Tuolumne Grove as Investigation Continues into Google Engineer's Death
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, CALIFORNIA, JUL 19 – Angela Lin, 29, was struck by a falling branch while hiking in a giant sequoia grove; the area was closed for a week and the incident remains under investigation, officials said.
- Yosemite National Park reopened Tuolumne Grove while investigating the death of a Google software engineer due to fallen tree branches.
- Emergency responders reported that a falling tree branch killed Lin instantly.
- Hua attempted CPR on Lin before a park ranger took over until paramedics arrived.
- A Google spokesperson expressed sadness over the loss, stating, "We lost a loved and respected member of our team.
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Angela Lin, 29, was hit in the head by a branch while hiking in a national park in the United States. The branch hit her so hard that she died, reports SFGATE. “It was completely unimaginable that something like this could happen,” says her boyfriend David Hua.
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 as Angela Lin and her boyfriend, David Hua, were hiking through two dozen or so giant sequoias in the park’s Tuolumne Grove, about a mile from the parking lot, SFGATE reported. Hua said they heard a loud cracking sound from above and that branches began t…
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DNyuzHiker in Yosemite sequoia grove killed by falling tree branch
Tuolumne Grove is home to about two dozen mature giant sequoias and is a popular destination in the park. The area was temporarily closed following the incident, park officials said.
Boyfriend Says Google Engineer, 29, Likely Died Instantly After Being Hit by Falling Branch on Popular Hiking Trail
“It was just unimaginable that something like this could occur,” said Angela Lin's boyfriendGetty Tuolumne Grove at Yosemite National Park.NEED TO KNOWA 29-year-old Google software engineer is dead after she was hit by a branch while hiking in Yosemite National Park on July 19She was with two friends and her boyfriend, who immediately administered CPR"We lost a loved and respected member of our team," a Google spokesperson tells PEOPLEA man is m…
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