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Merced River
Coverage of Merced River in the Nexus archive.
- GoFundMe created for family of 22-year-old who died going over Yosemite waterfall
The family of Josue Alfaro, a 22-year-old man who died in Yosemite National Park, is using a GoFundMe to bring his body to El Salvador. He was killed in the Merced River on June 20.
- Yosemite visitor dies after being swept over nearly 600ft waterfall
Josue Baires Alfaro, a 22-year-old visitor to Yosemite national park, died after being swept over a 594ft waterfall. A fellow parkgoer, Freesia Gaul, attempted to rescue him but was nearly swept over as well.