A visitor at Yosemite National Park reportedly fell to his death on Christmas Day, and the incident went unreported until now due to the ongoing government shutdown, a National Park Service spokesman said. “The incident remains under investigation, which is taking longer than usual because of the shutdown,” Andrew Muñoz, a public affairs officer for the National Park Service, told Outside Magazine Thursday. But CNN reported on Friday that understaffing at national parks would likely impact things like maintenance and cleaning, as well as emergency services. “For most parks, there will be no National Park Service-provided visitor services, such as restrooms, trash collection, facilities or road maintenance,” Jeremy Barnum, an NPS spokesman, told the outlet. One hiker at Big Bend National Park broke his leg in a fall and was assisted by other visitors before being intercepted by a park ranger.

Source: Huffington Post January 04, 2019 21:22 UTC