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Will Symons

Yosemite rescues rise by 40% amid a busy season that saw almost 3 million visitors and mass spending cuts

Upper Yosemite Falls, Yosemite National Park, USA.

Workers at Yosemite National Park have been forced to contend with one of its busiest summers on record, and a whopping 40% increase in rescues as drastic Trump administration cuts take their toll.

Data from the National Park Service reveals that 2,919,772 people visited the park between January and August of this year, a 7% increase over the same period last year. Between January and July, there was a huge 40% increase in rescues, according to data reported by Politico.

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