Two Campers Killed At Yosemite Park

YOSEMITE, CA - AUGUST 15: Lars Hedin, Background, and Scott Scharfenberg, climb a practice run on the nose of El Capitan Aug. 15, 2015. Hedin said in response to the deaths of two young people "Yosemite is a natural area and natural things do happen here ... because it's a tourist area maybe its not impressed enough on people. It can be dangerous here. People have a sense of safety here that is not necessary accurate." Officials say an oak tree limb fell on a tent in the heart of Yosemite National Park killing two young campers. Crop, of The Bay Area is in Yosemite for a wedding, sod that he placed his yellow tent away from the trees because of the recent accident. Park spokesman Scott Gediman on Friday morning declined to release the ages or any details about the two, describing them only as under age 18. He also declined to describe the size of the limb, citing a pending investigation. Gediman says the limb fell from a black oak tree at about 5 a.m. Friday in the popular Upper Pines Campground in Yosemite Valley, striking the tent where two minors were sleeping. Gediman said the campground is one of the parks most popular with a view of Half Dome. It was either near capacity or full when the tree limb fell. Park Rangers were alerted to the fall by 911 calls from the park. They responded to the campground to provide medical assistance. When rangers arrived, both were dead.(Barbara Davidson / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)