Tree falls, kills woman at national park in California

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. -- Officials say a 21-year-old woman was killed by a falling tree at Half Dome Village in Yosemite National Park.

Park spokesman Scott Gediman told Sacramento television station KCRA the accident happened Sunday in the area formerly known as Curry Village.

No other information about the victim was made public.

A windy, cold storm was sweeping through Northern California and dumped hail.

Scattered showers were forecast for the region through Sunday.

Gediman said rangers closed the village and had visitors leave the area after the accident.

Weather conditions improved Sunday afternoon.

Park officials also closed Upper Pines and Camp 4 because of the weather conditions.

Those areas were expected to reopen today.

In December and January, at least two people in California were killed by falling trees.

In January, one woman was struck and killed by a tree while walking on a Northern California golf course.

In December, a woman posing for photographs as part of a wedding party was killed and five others were injured by a falling eucalyptus tree in Southern California.