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The year’s first case of West Nile virus at a popular New York beach and campground has been detected, officials said Friday. The virus was found in a mosquito sample collected from a trap set at Watch Hill at Fire Island National Seashore, a 30-mile-long barrier island off Long Island, the U.S. National Park Service...
The search for a missing climber at Glacier National Park is now on its fourth full day. Grant Marcuccio, 32, from Whitefish, Montana, was reported missing to park rangers on Sunday evening by people who were with him earlier in the day. “Marcuccio separated from his party while hiking from Heavens Peak to McPartland Peak,”...
A lightning strike has injured two tourists who were standing near the rim of the iconic Horseshoe Bend in Arizona’s Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, the National Park Service says. The incident happened on Monday around 4 p.m. and involved two women – a 22-year-old from the Netherlands and a 23-year-old from Australia. “Visitors are...
A man died from heat exposure in triple-digit temperatures while at Death Valley National Park in California. According to the National Park Service (NPS), 57-year-old Peter Hayes Robino, of Los Angeles, drove his car off a 20-foot embankment on Aug. 1. Bystanders told local authorities that they spotted Robino stumbling towards his car prior to...
A 3-year-old girl was attacked by a black bear while inside of her tent at a campground near Yellowstone National Park, officials in Montana say. The incident late Sunday in Red Lodge forced the evacuation of the private campground, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP). “A bear attacked a child while in a...
Three tourists from Germany have been cited after going on a paintball shooting rampage that defaced road signs, bathrooms and dumpsters throughout Joshua Tree National Park in California, park officials said. According to a press release from the National Park Services (NPS), on Sunday, a park ranger who was patrolling the Jumbo Rocks Campground at...
A large geological feature in southern Utah known as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” — and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” — has collapsed, National Park Service officials said Friday. No injuries were reported. The popular arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday, and park rangers suspect changing water levels...
The body of a 20-year-old woman was recovered in Grand Canyon National Park, marking the third death in one week, the National Park Services (NPS) announced. According to a press release from the NPS, Leticia A. Castillo, 20, of Albuquerque, New Mexico, first went missing Aug. 3, after entering the national park. Authorities discovered her...
Two hikers who went missing in California’s Yosemite National Park over the weekend were found alive on Monday after a two-day search, officials said. Miguel Delgado, 63, and 40-year-old Ana Rodarte were reunited with family after rescuers located them, the National Park Service (NPS) said. A park spokesman told Fox News Digital that there was...
