A rock climber fell from Higher Cathedral Spire in Yosemite National Park, following two other accidents at El Capitan (shown) in one week.
(The National Park Service)
A rock climber fell Friday in Yosemite National Park and had to be airlifted out of the area, KRON 4 reported.
The National Park Service reportedly sent a helicopter to the Higher Cathedral Spire to help rescue the climber.
This is the third incident in Yosemite this week, following two separate rock falls near El Capitan, located right across the river from the Higher Cathedral Spire, the report said.
It is not clear how far the climber fell or their current condition.
On Wednesday, a large slab “the size of an apartment building” fell off the face of El Capitan, killing a British climber and injuring one other.
The two people hit by the slide were at Yosemite on a “dream holiday,” celebrating their first wedding anniversary together.
And on Thursday, a second rock fall happened, also near El Capitan. One climber in the area described this one as being “three times the size” of the one the day before.
Signs have reportedly been put up near where the rock slides occurred, warning climbers of the recent activity, KRON 4 reported.
A police detective was fatally shot and another officer wounded after a suspected gunman opened fire in rural Georgia.
Seth Brandon Spangler was wanted for a probation violation before Polk County officer Kristin Hearne was shot and killed on Friday morning, according to Sheriff Kenny Dodd.
A second officer, David Goodrich, was shot but saved from serious injury by his bulletproof vest.
The pair were investigating reports of a stolen car Friday morning when they encountered Spangler and Samantha Roof, 22, at the edge of a woody area near Cedartown, close to the Alabama border.
