Hormiz David, Ninos Yacoub, Ramina Badal Presumed Dead From Yosemite Fall

Three hikers who jumped a guard rail at Yosemite National Park were playing close to a massive waterfall before being pulled by raging water.

Hormiz David, 22, Ninos Yacoub, 27, and Ramina Badal, 21, all from Califoia, are presumed dead after the incident at the park’s Veal Falls.

The three friends were playing and taking pictures in waters 25 feet away from the 317-foot falls despite urgings from onlookers to come back.

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Their leisurely swim tued deadly as one of them slipped, fell and was dragged toward the falls.

Danger: Signs in multiple languages wa hikers of slippery conditions around the waters of the Veal Falls

The victims: Hormiz David, 22, Ramina Badal, 21, and Ninos Yacoub, 27, were at the Veal Falls as part of a day trip to Califoia's Yosemite State Park

Park spokesman Scott Gediman told the L.A. Times that the second victim tried to rescue the first, and the third victim tried to save the other two

Park officials said rangers would continue searching the Merced River at  the bottom of the falls for any sign of the victims.

The Mist Trail, a popular hike with tourists that leads to the waterfall, was closed following the incident but has since reopened.

The path to the top of Veal Falls, a three-mile trek with a 1,000-foot rise in elevation, is one of the most popular hikes in the park.

Grief: Tony and Virginia Badal, parents of Ramina Badal, are escorted into a vigil service in Ceres, Califoia

 

Missing: Map shows the location searched by Yellowstone Park rangers.

Safety: Yosemite Park authorities erected metal railings around the river to stop visitors from walking on the treacherously slippery rocks on the river

Lethal: Since records began in the 1920s over 13 people have been swept to their deaths at the 317ft-high Veal Falls

Distraught: A woman weeps as she is embraced during a vigil held for the three missing hikers

A guardrail separates visitors from the water atop the falls, and signs in multiple languages wa of the danger created by slippery boulders.

At least 13 people have been killed by falling over the edge since records began being kept in the 1920s.

Visitors often underestimate the force of water created by record snowfall, and the mist from waterfalls creates slippery conditions on trails.

Park spokeswoman Kari Cobb said that at least eight people have died in the park this year alone.

In May, two men lost their lives after they were swept off a bridge near the park's Hetch Hetchy Reservoir.

In June, a hiker’s body caught on a rock traumatized visitors at the Merced River, as rescuers were not able to reach it for hours.

A man who disappeared while hiking with his church group near Yosemite Falls later that month remains missing.