Overview

• Yosemite officials reopened the Tuolumne Grove paved trail following its weeklong closure after Angela Lin’s July 19 accident
• Park Service and Tuolumne County investigators have made no new public disclosures on how the sequoia branch broke loose
• Lin’s family and boyfriend, David Hua, are demanding clearer information on trail safety, tree inspections and maintenance protocols
• Google outlined its death benefits—half salary for 10 years, stock awards and child support provisions—and offered condolences to Lin’s loved ones
• The rare fatality from a falling branch has intensified scrutiny of natural hazard monitoring on Yosemite’s most frequented trails