Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Officials in Washington state said a Canadian visitor to Olympic National Park died this week after a tree fell on his tent while he was inside. The National Park Service said in a statement Thursday that rangers were notified Tuesday of a visitor fatality at a remote wilderness campsite known as Elk Lake. Advertisement The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Canadian citizen Thomas Bernier-Villeneuve. The National Park Service said its responders were able to reach the scene Wednesday via helicopter before transferring the body to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office. The announcement follows rangers last week finding the body of a hiker who went missing Aug. 19 in Utah's Zion National Park after she was swept away by flood waters. The National Park Services also said Thursday that rangers in California's Kings Canyon National Park were scaling back the search for 66-year-old Quang Trong Than, who was last seen in the park near the peak of Split Mountain on Aug. 21 when he became separated from his group. Read More Officials declare Aug. 5 'rainiest day' in Death Valley's recorded history Evacuations in California after wildfire grows to thousands of acres At least 2 dead in Northern California after McKinney Fire explodes in size Latest Headlines U.S. News // 51 minutes ago Danielle strengthens to Category 1 hurricane, first of 2022 season One day after becoming a tropical storm, the first in the basin since Colin in early July, Danielle strengthened into a Category 1 hurricane over the North Atlantic Ocean on Friday morning. U.S. News // 1 hour ago California firefighters fight to contain two wildfires Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Firefighters said Friday that they had contained 37% of a wildfire that erupted north of Los Angeles on Wednesday. U.S. News // 1 hour ago White House asks Congress for $47 billion ahead of midterms Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The White House asked Congress on Friday to approve more than $47 billion in emergency spending to address everything from COVID-19 and monkeypox to the war in Ukraine and flooding in Kentucky. U.S. News // 2 hours ago Unsealed FBI list shows 10,000 documents, classified records were at Trump's Mar-a-Lago Sept. 2 (UPI) -- A judge on Friday released a more detailed list of what was found when the FBI searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago home last month, and it includes thousands of classified and other documents. U.S. News // 2 hours ago Gina McCarthy, Biden's top climate adviser, to step down Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Gina McCarthy, the top White House domestic climate adviser will step down on Sept. 16, completing a move that had been expected for months. U.S. News // 3 hours ago Biden to host leaders from Pacific island nations Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The White House announced Friday that President Joe Biden will host leaders from Pacific island nations in a first-of-its-kind summit. U.S. News // 3 hours ago Michigan police investigate piece of voting machine that ended up on eBay Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Authorities in Michigan are trying to determine how a piece of official voting equipment from one of the state's precincts eventually made its way to eBay and was sold to a man from Ohio. U.S. News // 4 hours ago Qualcomm strikes deal to produce tech component for Meta's VR products Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Tech giant Qualcomm is joining forces with Facebook's parent company Meta to develop custom chipsets for the social media giant's virtual reality products, officials said Friday. U.S. News // 4 hours ago AFL-CIO announces largest ever voter mobilization Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The AFL-CIO launched its largest every voter mobilization program on Friday, which aims to connect 100,000 volunteers with nearly 8 million voters before the midterm elections. U.S. News // 5 hours ago U.S. economy added 315,000 jobs in August; seen as good sign against inflation Sept. 2 (UPI) -- The U.S. economy added more than 300,000 new jobs during the month of August, the Labor Department said Friday in its monthly workforce update.
Sept. 2 (UPI) -- Officials in Washington state said a Canadian visitor to Olympic National Park died this week after a tree fell on his tent while he was inside.
The National Park Service said in a statement Thursday that rangers were notified Tuesday of a visitor fatality at a remote wilderness campsite known as Elk Lake. Advertisement
The deceased has been identified as 34-year-old Canadian citizen Thomas Bernier-Villeneuve.
The National Park Service said its responders were able to reach the scene Wednesday via helicopter before transferring the body to the Jefferson County Coroner's Office.
The announcement follows rangers last week finding the body of a hiker who went missing Aug. 19 in Utah's Zion National Park after she was swept away by flood waters.
The National Park Services also said Thursday that rangers in California's Kings Canyon National Park were scaling back the search for 66-year-old Quang Trong Than, who was last seen in the park near the peak of Split Mountain on Aug. 21 when he became separated from his group.