Mariposa County

A family that died of heat exhaustion during a grueling summer hike in Northern California sent a last, desperate text pleading for help, authorities said Thursday.

A Northern California family found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River died after they overheated and ran out of drinking water in August, authorities said Thursday. Jean Elle reports.

We know heat is dangerous, but even with water, a family died from hyperthermia while hiking in Mariposa County. NBC Bay Area’s Raj Mathai spoke with Dr. Meredith Masters, medical director for Disaster Relief at Stanford Medicine, to get some insight.

A Northern California family found dead on a hiking trail near the Merced River died after they overheated and ran out of drinking water on a sunny August afternoon when temperatures reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit (43 Celsius) in the steep mountain terrain, authorities said Thursday. Scott Budman reports.

The Mariposa County sheriff has scheduled a news conference to announce the causes of death of a Northern California family and their dog who were found in a remote hiking area. Bob Redell reports.

A Northern California sheriff says a family and their dog died of extreme heat exhaustion while hiking in a remote area in August

Authorities say they are still investigating the mysterious deaths of a Northern California family and their dog who were found in a remote hiking area, but have so far determined their deaths were not caused by a gun or any other weapon, a lightning strike, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, cyanide exposure, illegal drugs, alcohol or suicide.

Investigators are considering whether toxic algae blooms or other hazards may have contributed to the deaths of a California couple, their baby and the family dog on a remote hiking trail

A man who died after falling into a river at Yosemite National Park on Christmas Day was from Ohio.

The Ferguson fire was churning northward within Sierra National Forest, sending up smoke that obscured valley views in the park. Yosemite remained open, but one of its scenic routes, Glacier Point Road, was closed to stage firefighters.

A deadly forest fire continues to spread in the Sierra Nevada west of Yosemite National Park.

The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday the Ferguson Fire blaze roaring through dry brush and timber has scorched more than 19 square miles in steep terrain on the park’s western edge. It’s just 5 percent contained.

A firefighter has been killed while battling a wildfire near Yosemite National Park, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Heavy Fire Equipment Operator Braden Varney was killed Saturday morning while battling the Ferguson Fire, officials said.

The last Native American village in Yosemite Valley, destroyed 40 years ago, is being rebuilt in the same spot so that Miwuk Indian youths can learn about their culture.

Evacuation orders remain in place for the tiny California community of Wawona as crews try to surround a stubborn, week-old fire in Yosemite National Park.

The Detwiler Fire that destroyed dozens of homes last month in a rural area of California near Yosemite National Park was caused by the discharge of firearms on public lands, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection investigators announced Friday.

A chimney and a cinder block wall is all that’s left standing among rubble that was a house Miki Crawford and her family called home for 22 years after a wildfire raced through her Northern California rural community, the former nurses’ aide said.

An aggressive wildfire sweeping through California foothills covered with dense brush and trees destroyed dozens of homes but spared a historic Gold Rush-era town popular with tourists bound for Yosemite National Park, officials said Friday....
Firefighters lifted an evacuation order for residents of Mariposa and reopened Highway 140 between the town and Yosemite, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesman...