20-year-old dies while hiking in Yosemite, named as San Francisco parks worker

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A 20-year-old antheral who worked for the San Francisco Recreation and Park Department died past week successful a hiking mishap portion visiting Yosemite National Park. Matt Mullen was an adjunct navigator astatine Camp Mather, an yearly household summertime campy successful the Sierra Nevada tally by San Francisco Recreation and Parks.

According to the San Francisco Recreation and Parks, Mullen mislaid his beingness past Thursday, Aug. 8 successful a "tragic accident" during a time disconnected with co-workers successful Yosemite. Mullen was successful his 2nd summertime moving for the department.

Grief counselors from the San Francisco Department of Public Health were sent to the campy the pursuing time to comfortableness those impacted by the loss, officials said.

"Matt volition beryllium remembered arsenic an upbeat, adventurous idiosyncratic whose can-do cognition and willingness to assistance endeared him to some colleagues and campers," a Rec & Parks spokesperson said. "Our hearts are with his loved ones astatine this hard time."

Last month, different 20-year-old died astatine Yosemite, erstwhile they fell to their decease portion connected a "bucket-list" ascent to the apical of Half Dome.