Rock climber falls in Yosemite Park in third incident in one week
— By Oct 01, 2017 00:31The pair, found with climbing equipment , are believed to have been scouting out the ascent from a trail when the granite sheet measuring about 40m (131ft) by 20m (65ft) fell shortly before 14:00 local time (21:00 BST) on Wednesday. His wife Lucy was injured and remains in hospital. "We were trying to outrun it; it was like "Go!" Triggering mechanisms like water, ice, earthquakes, fluctuation in temperature, and vegetation growth are among the final forces that cause unstable rocks to fall.
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