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Yosemite Landmark Claims A Life

El Capitan in Yosemite Valley has claimed a life. A San Jose man died in bad weather while trying to scale the National Park landmark.

Officials are awaiting for autopsy results, but preliminary reports indicate 25 year-old climber Joseph Crowe died Saturday of hypothermia. Park rangers performed CPR but were unable to revive the man.

This post was last modified on 01/31/2009 4:49 pm