The body of Kenneth Stensby, a 73-year-old hiker missing since Sunday, has been . Stensby¡¯s body was spotted by searchers at the base of Vernal Fall late Monday and was recovered midday on Tuesday.
Searchers began scouring Yosemite¡¯s Mist Trail after Stensby failed to return from his hike on Sunday as scheduled. He had been staying in the park for several days and had left a note with the Ahwahnee Hotel telling them when he expected to return from his journey.
Park officials said in a statement that the Minnesota man was fatally injured after falling from a cliff near top of the 300-plus-foot waterfall. His death is the first accidental fatality recorded in Yosemite this year.