Man Swept Over Yosemite Waterfall Presumed Dead
A Mountain View man was presumed dead after being swept over a 594-foot waterfall at Yosemite National Park, officials said Sunday.
Zhiming Li, 35, was among 11 people swimming in a Merced River wading pool above Nevada Fall at about 5 p.m. Saturday. Witnesses said Li lost his footing in chest-high water and was swept under a footbridge and over the brink of the waterfall.
National Park Service spokesman Al Nash said the wading pool is deceptively dangerous--the water appears calm but is not. Warning signs are posted nearby, he said.
A search for Li’s body had turned up nothing Sunday.
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