Officials in California’s Yosemite National Park are investigating the deaths of two people who fell from a popular lookout on Wednesday.
A park spokesman said the bodies of a man and woman were spotted by a tourist beneath Taft Point, which rises about 3,000 ft (900m) above the valley floor.
At least 10 people have died in the park this year, the spokesman added.
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Last month, an Israeli teenager fell to his death from another popular lookout in the world-renowned US national park.
On Friday, park rangers recovered their bodies from terrain in a “challenging area”, officials said.
But their identities are still unknown, they added.
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“This incident is under investigation and no further details are available,” spokesman Scott Gediman said in a statement.
The latest deaths come just one week after a photo of the Taft Point lookout went viral, when a photographer captured a wedding proposal amidst the backdrop of the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Taft Point, a promontory at elevation 7,500ft (2.3km), features breathtaking views of Yosemite Falls and El Capitan – the famous granite rock that is popular amongst rock climbers.
“It’s a super-popular place in Yosemite. Really popular for engagements, proposals, weddings,” photographer Matt Dippel said after the snap went viral online.
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“There were at least three or four different brides and grooms up there doing their post-wedding photos, so it’s definitely not an uncommon thing to see up there,” he told CNN, after asking the internet to help him locate the couple that he photographed on 6 October.
In 2015, famed rock climber Dean Potter died during a stunt that began at Taft Point.
Potter, and fellow extreme athlete Graham Hunt, were wearing wingsuits – skin tight suits with batwing sleeves and a flap between their legs to help them glide – when they jumped from the point.
The pair crashed after attempting to clear a V-shaped notch in a ridgeline, park officials said.
Source:Â bbc.com