Article 33JFN Second rock fall shakes Yosemite as British victim is named

Second rock fall shakes Yosemite as British victim is named

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Welsh climber Andrew Foster, 32, was man killed on El Capitan, say authorities, and 'substantially bigger' fall has since taken place

A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite national park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust surging through the valley floor below. It came a day after another slab dropped from El Capitan, killing one British climber and injuring a second.

The climber killed by Wednesday's rock fall has been named as Andrew Foster, 32, from Wales. National park authorities said on Thursday night that his wife was undergoing treatment at a nearby hospital.

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