The Irish student who died after falling off a cliff in Yosemite National Park in California on Monday has been named.
Shane Kinsella (21), from Dublin, was hiking with three friends when the accident happened at about 4pm local time (midnight Irish time). It is thought he had reached the top of the Yosemite Falls when he slipped and fell down a steep incline.
Mr Kinsella's body was recovered on Tuesday by Yosemite National Park rangers and rescue personnel using a search and rescue helicopter.
"He was posing for a photograph near the lip of the waterfall when he slipped, was unable to recover, and fell over the 1,430-ft waterfall," said a Yosemite spokeswoman. Foul play is not suspected.
"Mr Kinsella's body was recovered in a pool at the bottom of Upper Yosemite Fall on Tuesday morning," she said.
His body was taken to a mortuary at the nearby Mariposa County Sheriff's office.
Mr Kinsella and his friends had hiked the 6km trail (3.7 miles) from the valley to the top of the falls. It is thought he was in the US for the summer on a J1 student working holiday visa and that he was travelling with friends through the park.
His friends are believed to have returned to Ireland while members of his immediate family travelled to the US yesterday.
A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs said its officials from San Francisco were assisting the family, as was the consular service. The department will now help the family to make arrangements to bring Mr Kinsella's body home.
This is the fifth accidental death in Yosemite National Park this year and the second in the past week. According to a local source, on average 10 people die in the park each year.
Yosemite is one of the most famous national parks in the US. The 2,000km area (1,242 miles) is renowned for its spectacular waterfalls, mountains and forests and attracted almost 3.3 million visitors last year.