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Jake Whisenant, an elite American rock climber known for his record-breaking ascent of El Capitan, has died at age 30 after a fall in California's Sierra Nevada mountains. A GoFundMe has been launched following the tragic accident.
A 23-year-old man died after falling nearly 600 feet from Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park on June 20, 2026. The National Park Service is investigating the incident, which follows another fatal fall at the same location in 2018.
A 22-year-old visitor to Yosemite National Park, Josue Baires Alfaro, died after being swept over the 594-foot Nevada Fall, an incident that also nearly claimed the life of a woman who attempted to help him.