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mountainman
Sep 2, 2009, 2:44 AM
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Biologist dies in Yosemite National Park
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
(09-01) 16:36 PDT Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP) --
Rangers say a wildlife biologist at Yosemite National Park died over the weekend after falling in a climbing accident near the park's eastern edge.
Forty-seven-year-old Jeff Maurer of El Portal died Sunday after falling from the Third Pillar, a technical rock climbing route on Mount Dana.
Maurer had done research on falcons, eagles and other birds of prey in Yosemite for three years.
He also had worked at the Yosemite Institute and at the University of California, Davis.
His exact cause of death is under investigation.
Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2009/09/01/state/n163627D27.DTL#ixzz0Pugn7kGr
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adatesman
Sep 2, 2009, 3:11 AM
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Didn't know him, but condolences. Here's a clicky version of the link: clicky
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