Climber killed by Yosemite rock fall ‘saved wife’

London: A climber who was killed by falling rocks at Yosemite National Park in California saved his wife's life, his aunt has said, reports BBC.

Andrew Foster, 32, from Cardiff, was trapped while his wife, Lucy, 28, was seriously hurt when granite fell from the El Capitan monolith on Wednesday.

The large "sheet" plummeted from a height of 200m (656ft).

Mrs Foster has since told family she was only alive because her husband saw what was happening and shielded her.

Gillian Stephens, Mr Foster's aunt, told the Times newspaper: "She said 'Andrew saved my life. He dived on top of me as soon as he could see what was going to happen. He saved my life'."

Climber killed by Yosemite rock fall saved wife

London: A climber who was killed by falling rocks at Yosemite National Park in California saved his wifes life, his aunt has said, reports BBC. Andrew Foster, 32, from Cardiff, was trapped while his wife, Lucy, 28, was seriously hurt when granite fell from the El Capitan monolith on Wednesday. The large sheet plummeted from a height of 200m (656ft). Mrs Foster has since told family she was only alive because her husband saw what was happening and shielded her. Gillian Stephens, Mr Fosters aunt, told the Times newspaper: She said Andrew saved my life. He dived on top of me as soon as he could see what was going to happen. He saved my life.