{"id":7994,"date":"2026-06-25T19:02:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:02:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/17-year-old-from-central-coast-drowns-near-sequoia-national-park-in-california\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T19:02:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T19:02:55","slug":"17-year-old-from-central-coast-drowns-near-sequoia-national-park-in-california","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/17-year-old-from-central-coast-drowns-near-sequoia-national-park-in-california\/","title":{"rendered":"17-year-old from Central Coast drowns near Sequoia National Park in California"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><span>June 25, 2026<\/span><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A 17-year-old  visiting Sequoia National Park for the first time  drowned last  week  in  in Three Rivers.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/after-mothers-closure-whats-next-for-vegan-dining-in-sacramento\/\">After Mother\u2019s closure, what\u2019s next for vegan dining in Sacramento?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Andrea Diaz Mondragon of Santa Maria was just outside the southern entrance national park in California with family and friends when she slipped into the water and could not be rescued despite efforts, according to a <u>GoFundMe<\/u> made to help with Mondragon\u2019s funeral expenses.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mondragon had just finished her junior year at  Pioneer Valley High School in Santa Maria and  wanted to be a nurse. She was described as \u201cbright and loving,\u201d and \u201cpassionate about helping others,\u201d according to the GoFundMe.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>It was the second death involving a young person at or near a national park in Central California in a two-day span.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>On Saturday,  22-year-old Josue Baires Alfaro died in Yosemite National Park after allegedly going over Nevada Fall.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/a-little-piece-of-mexico-placita-mx-highlights-latino-roots-in-sacramento-2\/\">\u2018A little piece of Mexico\u2019: Placita MX highlights Latino roots in Sacramento<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Mondragon\u2019s death was the ninth fatality on waterways in Tulare County in 2026, according to the Tulare County Sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As of Thursday, the GoFundMe had raised over $9000 of its $11,000 goal.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAbove all, Andrea deeply loved her family. She cherished her mother, father, and two older brothers, and was always there for her younger sister, whom she loved and protected,\u201d the GoFundMe described. \u201cHer beautiful spirit touched countless lives, and her loss has left her family, friends, and classmates heartbroken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published <span>June 25, 2026 at 11:46 AM<!-- --><\/span><span> with the headline  &#8220;17-year-old from Central Coast drowns near Sequoia National Park in California.&#8221; <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sandiegorelocationnews.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/25\/foul-play-not-suspected-after-missing-77-year-old-woman-found-dead-in-sutter-county\/\">Foul play not suspected after missing 77-year-old woman found dead in Sutter County<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Diaz Mondragon, a Pioneer Valley High School student from Santa Maria, died after slipping into water near Sequoia National Park; community fundraising has raised over $9,000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7993,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2,81,5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7994","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-california","category-central-valley","category-local"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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