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Jason Dunbar, R.I.P., death on Upper Yosemite Fall trail
Ursus:
I believe Jason Dunbar graduated from Hyde-Bath in 1995.
The earlier reports describing this tragic incident note his name as "James."
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MyMotherLode.com
Two Die In Yosemite
May 16, 2011 04:33 pm
B.J. Hansen, MML News Director
Yosemite, CA -- Two hikers died last week from separate incidents at Yosemite National Park.
Kent Scott Butler, a professor at the University of Texas, died Friday after slipping on a rock slab on the Mist Trail, a route that was wet because of melting snow. Butler reportedly fell into the Merced River, became lodged in rocks and drowned.
Park officials report that James Dunbar also died Friday after he tripped and fell while on the steep Upper Yosemite Fall trail. Dunbar, a Berkeley resident, sustained a fatal head injury.
Yosemite Ranger Scott Gediman says the incidents are the first and second accidental fatalities in the park this year.
Written by BJ Hansen
© Copyright 2000-2011 Clarke Broadcasting Corporation.
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Comments left for the above article, "Two Die In Yosemite" (by B.J. Hansen; May 16, 2011; MML News)
Ricky · 05/16/2011 16:55:25
Keep it safe out there folks!Coiler · 05/17/2011 05:38:11
After 4 years on the search and rescue team in Yosemite, I've learned that it's either a sprained ankle or death out there on the trails. It's a fine line, and you've got to keep your head on straight; be well hydrated, bring food and of course, allow yourself time to enjoy your surroundings. My condolences to the families.badger · 05/17/2011 16:22:21
this is so sad come up here to enjoy the views and have this happen my pray's are with thier families.
© Copyright 2000-2011 Clarke Broadcasting Corporation.
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The Daily Californian
Berkeley man found dead in Yosemite National Park
By Katie Nelson · Daily Cal Senior Staff Writer
Date Added Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | 5:41 pm
Last Updated Thursday, May 19, 2011 | 4:11 pm
Correction Appended
Berkeley resident James Dunbar was found dead Friday afternoon by Yosemite National Park rangers who were attempting to recover the body of another man who had drowned in the Merced River, which runs through the southern part of the park and the Yosemite Valley.
According to major media outlets, the body of Dunbar, 35, was discovered as rescuers were retrieving the body of Kent Butler, associate dean for research and operations in the School of Architecture at the University of Texas at Austin, who had slipped and became lodged in rocks in the river and drowned. It was reported that though others had witnessed his fall, none were able to rescue Butler before he was swept off by the current and stuck in the rocks.
Kari Cobb, a Yosemite park spokesperson and ranger, said Dunbar was apparently running down the Upper Yosemite Falls trail when he tripped and hit his head on a rock and lost consciousness. Though park rangers arrived and attempted to revive him, Dunbar was later pronounced dead at the scene.
On average, Cobb said the park has about 15 deaths per year. She said some of those deaths are a result of natural causes, such as heart attacks, while others are the result of hikers and climbers who accidentally fall or slip to their deaths.
Cobb said while park rangers do what they can to remind people of the dangers of hiking and climbing in the park — such as telling people to bring water or to watch their step on slippery slopes after a wet spring — it is ultimately up to the park visitor to remain vigilant and make sure they do not put themselves in danger.
"Yosemite is obviously a wilderness area. We have over 800 miles of trails that people can hike, and we do the most that we can to remind people of the dangers," she said. "We don't have rangers on every single trail, and it is ultimately the responsibility of the park visitor to take the proper precautions."
Tags: JAMES DUNBAR, YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK
Correction: Thursday, May 19, 2011
A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that James Dunbar was 35. In fact, he was 34.
The Daily Californian regrets the error.
Katie Nelson is an assistant news editor. Contact her at knelson@dailycal.org.
Copyright © 2010 The Daily Californian.
Ursus:
Looks like it was a sudden heart attack ... at age 34. Wow. Such a quick and tragic end. His mom has a philosophical piece of insight...
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The San Franscisco Chronicle
Yosemite hiker died of heart attack, not fall
Peter Fimrite, Chronicle Staff Writer
Thursday, May 19, 2011
(05-18) 16:57 PDT San Francisco --
It was a sudden heart attack and not an accidental fall that killed a popular San Francisco sous chef on a trail below Yosemite Falls last week, park officials and his family said Wednesday.
Jason Dunbar, 34, of Berkeley, was hiking down with family and friends from the landmark waterfall in Yosemite National Park on Friday when he suddenly fell to his knees and collapsed on the trail. His fiancee, Alison Bagby, and at least one other hiker spent more than a half hour trying to revive him before emergency crews arrived. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Initial reports suggested that Mr. Dunbar might have tripped and hit his head on a rock, but an autopsy released Wednesday determined the cause of death was a blood clot in his coronary artery, said his mother, Marjorie Dunbar.
Mr. Dunbar, who was born in Walnut Creek and raised in Lafayette, lived with Bagby in Berkeley. He was the sous chef at San Francisco's Millennium Restaurant, where she is the manager.
It was the second death in the park that day. University of Texas Professor Kent Butler, 60, drowned that morning after he slipped and fell into the raging Merced River, prompting park officials to warn visitors about the high water and dangerous trails.
Mr. Dunbar's death was particularly shocking because he was a young, fit, smart and cautious veteran of Yosemite trails, according to those who knew him.
"He was an experienced rock climber, boulderer, hiker and a strong, athletic, coordinated young man," said his mother.
She said the family had been going to Yosemite since he was in the second or third grade, and he had been climbing regularly in Yosemite since he was a junior in high school. He spent a summer in his early 20s scaling all the top rock-climbing peaks from Montana to Maine, she said.
"Yosemite was his favorite place in the whole world," his mother said. "That's the grace of this. He died in the place he loved."
Besides his mother and fiancee, he is survived by his father, David Dunbar of Lafayette; sister Karrin Dunbar of Sacramento; brothers Brad Dunbar of Mill Valley and Drew Dunbar of Walnut Creek; and two nephews.
A memorial celebration is scheduled at 2 p.m. May 27 at the Lafayette Orinda Presbyterian Church, 49 Knox Drive, in Lafayette.
This article appeared on page C - 3 of the San Francisco Chronicle
© 2011 Hearst Communications Inc.
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Daily Journal
Hiker who died in Yosemite National Park suffered heart attack, not accidental fall
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
First Posted: May 19, 2011 - 8:44 am · Last Updated: May 19, 2011 - 8:44 am
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — The family of a Berkeley man who died while hiking in Yosemite National Park says he suffered a heart attack and not an accidental fall.
Marjorie Dunbar, the mother of 34-year-old Jason Dunbar, tells the San Francisco Chronicle autopsy results determined the cause of her son's death to be a blood clot in his coronary artery.
Earlier reports suggested Dunbar suffered a head injury after tripping and falling on Friday while running down the steep Upper Yosemite Fall trail.
Family members say he in fact collapsed and could not be revived.
Marjorie Dunbar says her son, a sous chef in San Francisco, was athletic and had been climbing in Yosemite since he was in high school.
Dunbar's death was the second in the park on Friday. Kent Butler of Austin, Texas drowned after slipping and falling into the Merced River.
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