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A 29-year-old Los Angeles native living in Northern California was killed by a wayward sequoia branch while hiking in ...

Redwood Mountain Grove in neighboring Kings Canyon National Park “lost an estimated 974 to 1,574 large sequoias,” according to Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, which are managed jointly.

Tucked deep within Redwood National Park, reaching it requires a 7-mile drive along a dirt road, followed by a challenging 1.5-mile hike down to the grove and an equally steep hike back up.

The greatest amount of damage was done in Redwood Mountain Grove in Kings Canyon National Park. The inferno became so intense it created a fire cloud that whipped up 60 mph (97 kph) winds.