California couple killed in Yosemite National Park rockslide identified by park officials
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A married couple from San Jose, California, was killed in a rockslide at Yosemite National Park on Tuesday, park officials said.
The incident took place on El Portal Road, near Big Oak Flat Road at approximately 9 a.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 27. Sarah Rumpf is a Fox News Digital Production Assistant. You can reach her on Twitter at @rumpfsarahc
The section of Highway 140 hugs the Merced River on one side and large, rocky hills on the other side. The road leads to Yosemite Valley to the east and one of the park's three western entrances to the west.
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