A hiker has died in a tragic mountain fall despite a woman's daring attempt to save him.
The 56-year-old man fell 500ft to his death on Monday from a ridge on the summit of Mount Russell in the Sequoia National Park in California, it has been reported.
A fellow hiker, a 45-year-old woman, tried to grab him and also fell. She survived the 30ft fall and was later rescued from the ledge and taken to hospital, according to the National Park Service .
A third hiker in the group was able to raise the alarm using a GPS beacon.
The names of the hikers have not been released, although the deceased is thought to be from San Jose, California.
The search and rescue and was one of eight incidents over a three-day national holiday weekend Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks.
The parks famous for the giant sequoia trees.
