{"id":5506,"date":"2026-06-03T12:31:46","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/married-couple-from-bay-area-drowns-at-kings-canyon-national-park-on-memorial-day\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:31:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:31:46","slug":"married-couple-from-bay-area-drowns-at-kings-canyon-national-park-on-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/married-couple-from-bay-area-drowns-at-kings-canyon-national-park-on-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Married couple from Bay Area drowns at Kings Canyon National Park on Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A married couple from the Bay Area drowned at Kings Canyon National Park in Central California over the Memorial Day holiday weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/hilton-becerra-poised-to-advance-to-november-in-california-governors-race-2\/\">Hilton, Becerra poised to advance to November in California governor\u2019s race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The Fresno County Coroner\u2019s Office on Monday reported the victims \u2014 Parth Patel, 30, and Dharti Patel, 29, of San Mateo \u2014 were killed May 25.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A spokesperson for the National Park Service on Tuesday confirmed two deaths occurred in the Cedar Grove region of the park, which includes Roaring River Falls. The spokesperson said no additional details were available.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Online, the National Park Service warned visitors to exercise caution at the falls.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/hilton-becerra-poised-to-advance-to-november-in-california-governors-race\/\">Hilton, Becerra poised to advance to November in California governor\u2019s race<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cDon\u2019t be fooled if the pool appears calm and safe for swimming. The rocks are slippery and the currents below the surface of the water 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,\u201d an NPS webpage on Roaring River Falls reads.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;Married couple from Bay Area drowns at Kings Canyon National Park on Memorial Day.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/03\/while-you-were-sleeping-here-are-5-key-takeaways-from-cas-2026-primary-elections-2\/\">While you were sleeping: Here are 5 key takeaways from CA\u2019s 2026 primary elections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Parth and Dharti Patel, a married couple from San Mateo, drowned Roaring River Falls, part of Kings Canyon National Park, on Memorial Day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5506","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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