{"id":1110,"date":"2026-06-03T15:42:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1110"},"modified":"2026-06-03T15:42:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T15:42:18","slug":"peninsula-couple-drowns-at-sierra-nevada-waterfall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1110","title":{"rendered":"Peninsula couple drowns at Sierra Nevada waterfall"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>A couple from San Mateo drowned at a waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park on Memorial Day.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1108\">Valkyries seek more than Commissioner\u2019s Cup trophy as they open tournament with win<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A park spokesperson said the deaths occurred May 25 near Roaring River Falls, in the Cedar Grove area. The Fresno County coroner\u2019s office identified the pair as Parth Patel, 30, and Dharti Patel, 29, of San Mateo.<\/p>\n<p>The waterfall, where the Roaring River runs through a granite chute, is a popular site for tourist photos and is reached by a quarter-mile hike. An account on social media by someone who reportedly witnessed the Memorial Day accident said Dharti Patel slipped on the rocks and fell into the river, and her husband went in to try to rescue her.<\/p>\n<p>It was one of several drownings in California rivers and lakes since the holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=1106\">In Senate hearing, Pac-12 commissioner Teresa Gould calls for NCAA to consider collective bargaining, give athletes a \u201cformal voice\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2022 A 31-year-old Campbell man was found dead Saturday, May 30, in Calaveras County\u2019s Lake Tulloch. He apparently began struggling while swimming back from an island about 90 feet offshore, the sheriff\u2019s office said. He had not been publicly identified as of June 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 James Romero Soriano, 24, died Monday, June 1, after being swept away in the San Joaquin River in Mendota, the Fresno County sheriff\u2019s office said.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Juan Carlos Garcia Gutierrez, 36, of Lancaster, drowned in Donner Lake on May 24, the Truckee Police Department said. 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