San Mateo couple drowns at waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park
Jun 02, 2026
A husband and wife from San Mateo drowned at a waterfall in Kings Canyon National Park in the Sierra Nevada last week, according to officials.
Parth Patel, 30, and his wife Dharti Patel, 29, drowned on May 25 at Roaring River Falls, according to the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office.
Additional
information regarding the drownings wasn’t immediately available.
In wording on its website, the National Park Service says rocks at the waterfall are slippery and currents beneath the surface “can easily drag you under.”
“Drowning in rivers like this one is the most common cause of death in Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks,” the park service says. ...read more read less