A National Park Service Special Agent has died in Yosemite National Park while ascending the Mist Trail to investigate the fatality of a park visitor. Special Agent Paul Madrid died on September 24 after collapsing on the trail below Vernal Fall.
The 51-year-old is the first NPS Special Agent to die in the line of duty. He is survived by his wife, Rebecca, and two adult-aged children.
Madrid was based out of the NPS's Midwest Region at Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri. He was on a temporary assignment to the Pacific West Region at Yosemite to help fill in for rangers who were sent to the Gulf Coast to assist with hurricane response efforts.
NPS Special Agent Dies on Yosemite Trail
Published Date
September 26, 2005
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