A Welsh climber died while trying to save his wife from the devastating rockfall that hit Yosemite, the victim’s spouse said Saturday.<\/b>
\nA Welsh climber died while trying to save his wife from the devastating rockfall that hit Yosemite, the victim\u2019s spouse said Saturday.
Lucy Foster, 28, the wife of the victim Andrew Foster, 32, was saved from the giant rockfall that hit El Captain Wednesday when her husband jumped on top of her to shield her from the unexpected avalanche, New York Daily News reported. This is the first death from a rockfall in four years, according to park services.
\u201cAndrew saved my life. He dived on top of me as soon as he could see what was going to happen. He saved my life,\u201d Foster told her aunt when notifying her of the tragedy.
The outdoorsy couple, who was celebrating their one-year anniversary, were caught in the \u201cwrong place, wrong time,\u201d said park ranger Scott Gediman.
\u201cSeptember. 3 weeks. A rock climbers dream!! So I thought I\u2019d best get training. We\u2019ve been hitting up the Peak and Cornwall practising crack climbing and I\u2019m slowly getting the hang of it,\u201d Foster wrote in May on the couple\u2019s shared blog \u201c Cam and Bear,\u201d where they discussed their love for the outdoors.
The huge slab of granite that broke off from El Captain was approximately the size of a 13-story building, The Times reported .<\/p>\n

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