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Yosemite National Park
Missing Visitor Found in Yosemite National Park
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Date: June 11, 2008
Esmin Garmendia-Barrios was found alive and responsive today, June 11, 2008, at approximately 2:15 pm. Mr. Garmendia was located by helicopter near Mt. Starr King inside the designated search area, south and east of Washburn Point where he was last seen on June 8.
Almost 200 searchers from Yosemite National Park, the California Conservation Corps (CCC), and Mono, Tuolumne, San Mateo, Marin, Santa Clara, Ventura, Fresno, Contra Costa, Santa Barbara and Sierra Madre Counties, as well as the Bay Area Mountain Rescue Unit and China Lake Search and Rescue participated in the search
Media calls should be directed to the Media Relations Office at 209/372-0248.
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Hiking to Half Dome? Permits are now required seven days per week when the cables are up (typically late May through mid October, conditions permitting). This is an interim measure to increase safety along the cables while the park develops a long-term plan to manage use on the Half Dome Trail.
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Last Updated: June 11, 2008 at 20:02 MST |
