Yosemite National Park, Calif. • A hiker in Yosemite National Park fell to her death while climbing to the top of the iconic granite cliffs of Half Dome, where cables are installed each summer.
Park spokesman Scott Gediman said Danielle Burnett, 29, of Lake Havasu City, Ariz., was scaling the steepest part of the trail Thursday when she fell more than 500 feet down the rocky terrain.
Rangers install the cables to assist the climbs of thousands of hikers who make the popular 14-mile round trip to the top of the 8,800-foot rock face.