[pct-l] Two hikers swept away from bridge in Yosemite

[Tortoise]

Two hikers swept away from a bridge in Yosemite -- this is a ways from the 
PCT but the story does bring home the danger.
> One hiker died and a second is missing after being swept away by 
> unusually high late-season runoff as they tried to cross a bridge 
> spanning a waterfall near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir in Yosemite National 
> Park, authorities said Thursday. 

I hiked this trail years ago and as I recall, my group crossed the bridges 
with a little water (`6 inches) on the bridge.


http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2011/06/30/BA1I1K4VG6.DTL

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