Mariposa Fire Mountain Community Fire Information
At about 3:40 p.m. on Saturday, June 13, 2009, Yosemite Emergency Communications Center received 911 calls regarding an individual who had fallen from the cables on Half Dome. Manoj Kumar, a 40 year old male from San Ramon, California, had gone to the top of Half Dome and was descending. …
Read More »Man Who Fell Off Half Dome Identified
On Monday evening, August 22, 2011, at approximately 6:30 p.m., the Yosemite Emergency Communication Center received a report of a person falling off the face of Half Dome in Yosemite National Park. Due to the late hour, Yosemite National Park Rangers were unable to initiate search efforts. Yesterday, August 23, …
Read More »Body Recovered in Yosemite National Park Positively Identified
Yosemite National Park has positively identified the body of Ramina Badal, 21 year old female, of Manteca, CA. Badal was found in the Merced River, approximately 120 yards below the Vernal Fall footbridge, by a Yosemite National Park Ranger at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, December 3, 2011. The footbridge …
Read More »Victims of Merced fatal head-on crash identified, authorities say
Authorities have identified the man and woman killed Sunday when a car and a van collided head-on south of Merced on Highway 59. A 31-year-old El Nido man driving a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two inmates named as suspects in slaying at the Merced County Jail. Victim identified
A Merced County jail inmate killed in custody earlier this week was identified Thursday as a 20-year-old Modesto man who was in custody awaiting a hearing on a robbery charge. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Woman killed in crash north of Ballico identified, coroner says
A 65-year-old Turlock woman who died Saturday in a solo-vehicle crash on a rural road has been identified, according to the Merced County Coroner’s Office. The woman was eastbound on … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County man identified after fatal solo-vehicle crash, coroner says
The 40-year-old Los Banos man who died after his SUV left the roadway near the San Luis Reservoir has been identified, the Merced County Coroner’s Office said Wednesday. The man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Two young Merced children identified as victim in deadly house fire
Two young children who died last month in a house fire in South Merced were identified Thursday by the Merced County Coroner’s Office. The boys, ages 3 and 5, were … Click to Continue »
Read More »Atwater hit-and-run victim identified after suffering major injuries on Highway 99
A 38-year-old Atwater man is expected to survive after suffering life-threatening head injuries over the weekend in a suspected DUI-related hit-and-run crash, the California Highway Patrol reported Monday. The victim, … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man identified in canal death in Merced County
A man found dead last week in a Gustine canal was identified Wednesday by the Merced County Coroner’s Office. James Frausto, 51, of Gustine, was found March 29 in a … Click to Continue »
Read More »Man killed in officer-involved shooting in Atwater has been identified
A man shot and killed last week in a confrontation with law enforcement in Atwater has been identified by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities on Monday said the man … Click to Continue »
Read More »Slain toddler from Chowchilla identified by family. Suspect to appear in court.
The 2-year-old boy who was beaten, killed and left at Madera gas station has been identified by family members as Emmanuel Burton. The child was in the care of “family … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fatal Merced County crash victim identified
The male driver who died in a Merced County crash Tuesday morning has been identified by the Merced County Sheriff’s Office as 69-year-old Dos Palos resident Francisco Suarez-Barocio. Suarez-Barocio was … Click to Continue »
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