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In the interest of speed and timeliness, this story is fed directly from the Associated Press newswire and may contain spelling or grammatical errors.
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Man drowns in Merced River in Yosemite National Park
Tuesday August 05, 2003
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) A 20-year-old man drowned
in the Merced River while swimming with friends at Emerald Pool,
Yosemite National Park officials said Tuesday.
Melvin L. Paballa, of Milpitas, attempted to swim across the
river at Emerald Pool above Vernal Fall when he went under Monday.
Paballa's friends pulled him from the river. Bystanders and park
rangers performed CPR on the man, but he died at the scene.
(Copyright 2003 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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