The names and ages of the victims are not being released at this time.
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The child had camped at Crane Flat Campground, on the western edge of the park, about 40 miles west of Tuolumne Meadows via State Route 120. They responded to the campground to provide medical assistance.
Set on almost 750,000 acres in Northern California, Yosemite is one of the most popular and beloved sites in the National Park Service system. Nor did they offer an immediate explanation as to why the tree limb suddenly fell before dawn.
Largely wooded Upper Pines is a 238-site campground near Curry Village. An investigation into a case of human plague in California, and environmental evaluation in the Stanislaus National Forest, Yosemite National Park and the surrounding areas led to these actions. It contains 238 campsites, and either near capacity or full when the tragedy occurred, the Associated Press reports. Yosemite National Park remains open and all other campgrounds and facilities in the park remain open to visitors. It was also unclear Friday whether the drought or dryness played a role in the limb break.
The two youngsters have been sleeping when the tree limb fell on the tent.
Two of the children were critically injured but were recovering, authorities said.
Individuals with camping reservations reported that they were contacted by that park and told their reservations during the week had been canceled.
The thirsty tree may have absorbed too much water in a short period, concluded arborist Ted Lubeshkoff, hired by the city to investigate why the tree fell.
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A Yosemite spokeswoman said the evidence was found in two dead squirrels.
