Climber proposes to girlfriend before falling to death at Yosemite: report

[joeybee12]

(Reuters) - A veteran outdoorsman fell to his death on a solo climb at Yosemite National Park in California the same day he proposed to his girlfriend, a newspaper reported.

Brad Parker, 36, of Sebastopol, California, and his girlfriend, Jainee Dial, climbed to the top of Cathedral Peak on Saturday and it was on that trip that she accepted his marriage proposal, the Santa Rosa Press Democrat reported.

Later, Parker set out alone to scale Matthes Crest a few miles away, where other climbers saw him fall from a granite crest on Saturday evening, the newspaper said. Park rangers found his body and removed it by helicopter on Sunday, it said.

A spokeswoman for Yosemite National Park did not immediately return calls seeking comment.

http://news.yahoo.com/climber-proposes-girlfriend-falling-death-yosemite-report-175857266.html

Sucks

[Xyzse]

1. That does suck.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. What a nightmare...

My heart breaks for her, and him...

[jakeXT]

3. Reminds me of the deadly selfie last week

Couple Dies After Trying to Take Selfies on Cliff Edge in Portugal



A Polish couple was killed after they tried to take a selfie on a cliff in Portugal and fell hundreds of feet, Polish Radio reported.

The couple fell from the rocky edge of a cliff in Cabo da Raca, Portugal, on Saturday. They would have had to cross a safety barrier in order to reach the cliff edge, the Polish Radio reported.

Their young children, ages 5 and 6, were with them and witnessed the accident. They are currently under psychiatric care, according to Polish Radio.

http://abcnews.go.com/International/couple-dies-selfies-cliff-edge-portugal/story?id=24935613