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Yosemite Deaths

The Ninth Circuit ruled that the families of two boys who were killed when a tree limb fell onto their tent in Yosemite National Park may pursue their negligence claims against the government. They claim National Park service officials failed to warn cambers about the danger posed by the tree. 

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – The Ninth Circuit ruled that the families of two boys who were killed when a tree limb fell onto their tent in Yosemite National Park may pursue their negligence claims against the government. They claim National Park service officials failed to warn cambers about the danger posed by the tree. 

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