YOSEMITE, Calif., Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A 10-year-old boy drowned and a 6-year-old was missing after the boys were swept away in the Merced River in Yosemite National Park, officials said.
The accident happened Wednesday afternoon after their family took a break to cool off during a hike. Park officials say the 10-year-old got caught in the river's current at the Vernal Fall Footbridge and was pulled downstream. Efforts to revive him failed.