The State - News from Oct. 24, 1985
A fingerprint check led to identification of Patrick Charles Allen, 26, of Capitola as the victim of a fatal fall in Yosemite National Park. Park officials said the Santa Cruz County man apparently was filling a water bottle on Sunday when he slipped into the water and plunged over 317-foot Vernal Fall. Allen had been hiking alone.
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