Rock slide deaths at Yosemite National Park lead to closures

Two people died in a rock slide earlier this week at the Yosemite National Park, according to the local county sheriff’s office. 

On Tuesday, the Yosemite National Park announced that the El Portal Road, a continuation of Highway 140 into the Yosemite Valley from El Portal, has been closed due to “significant rockfall.” The entrance was reopened around 6 hours later.