<div>Help Us Bring Josué Alfaro Home After His Tragic Yosemite Accident. 
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<div>Our family is heartbroken as we share the devastating loss of our beloved Josué Alfaro.
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<div>Josué was only 22 years old. He was full of life, full of dreams, and had so much ahead of him. He had a way of bringing light into every room he walked into. He was funny, caring, and always knew how to make people laugh, even during difficult moments. To know Josué was to know someone with a kind heart and a beautiful spirit.
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<div>On June 20, 2026, our lives changed forever. Josué was involved in a tragic accident in Yosemite National Park, where he fell into a river and over a waterfall. What began as a normal day turned into a nightmare no family should ever have to endure.
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<div>This loss has left an unimaginable emptiness in our hearts. Josué was deeply loved by his family, friends, and everyone who had the privilege of knowing him. He was more than a son, cousin, nephew, and friend - he was family in every sense of the word, and his absence is something we are still struggling to process.
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<div>As we grieve this heartbreaking loss, we are also facing the difficult task of bringing Josué home to El Salvador so he can be laid to rest with dignity and surrounded by the people who love him.
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<div>We are raising money on behalf of Josue's mother, Maria Josefa Alfaro, to help cover:
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<div>• Transportation costs to bring Josué home to El Salvador
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<div>• Funeral and burial expenses
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<div>• Additional expenses to help support Maria during this incredibly painful time
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<div>No mother should ever have to endure the pain of losing a child. Josué’s mother is now living through every parent’s worst nightmare for the second time. After already suffering the heartbreaking loss of her eldest son, she is now mourning Josué, her second eldest son. The pain of this loss is impossible to put into words.
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<div>Any donation is deeply appreciated and means so much to our family during this painful time. If you are unable to donate, please consider sharing this fundraiser and keeping our family in your prayers.
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<div>Thank you for your love, support, generosity, and prayers during this heartbreaking time.
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<div>Josué, we love you deeply and will carry you in our hearts forever. You will never be forgotten.
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<div>All funds will initially be sent to Silvia Diaz, Josué's aunt. Her daughter and Josué's legal guardian, Silvia Valdez, will support her in ensuring the funds are used for Josué's funeral expenses and for support of his mother, Maria Josefa, who is in El Salvador and unable to directly receive the funds.
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<div>News Coverage of Josué’s Story:
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<div>• SFGATE – A man went over Yosemite National Park’s Nevada Fall. A stranger tried to save him. <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php</a></a>
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<div>• Univision - Young Salvadoran dies after falling from a waterfall in Yosemite Park. <a href="https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video</a></a>
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<div>• CBS Sacramento – Yosemite National Park visitor dies after being swept over Nevada Fall. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/</a></a>
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<div>• NBC Bay Area – 22-year-old man dies after going over waterfall in Yosemite. <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/</a></a>
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<div>Ayúdanos a Llevar a Josué Alfaro a Casa Después de su Trágico Accidente en Yosemite
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<div>Nuestra familia está destrozada al compartir la devastadora pérdida de nuestro querido Josué Alfaro.
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<div>Josué tenía apenas 22 años. Estaba lleno de vida, lleno de sueños y tenía toda una vida por delante. Tenía una manera especial de iluminar cualquier lugar al que llegaba. Era alegre, cariñoso y siempre sabía cómo hacer reír a los demás, incluso en los momentos difíciles. Conocer a Josué era conocer a una persona de corazón noble y espíritu hermoso.
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<div>El 20 de junio de 2026, nuestras vidas cambiaron para siempre. Josué sufrió un trágico accidente en el Parque Nacional Yosemite, donde cayó a un río y fue arrastrado por una cascada. Lo que comenzó como un día normal se convirtió en una pesadilla que ninguna familia debería tener que vivir.
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<div>Esta pérdida ha dejado un vacío imposible de llenar en nuestros corazones. Josué era profundamente amado por su familia, sus amigos y por todos los que tuvieron el privilegio de conocerlo. Era más que un hijo, primo, sobrino y amigo - era familia en todo el sentido de la palabra, y su ausencia es algo que todavía estamos tratando de asimilar.
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<div>Mientras atravesamos este dolor tan profundo, también enfrentamos la difícil tarea de llevar a Josué de regreso a El Salvador para que pueda descansar con dignidad, rodeado del amor de su familia.
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<div>Estamos recaudando fondos a nombre de la madre de Josué, Maria Josefa Alfaro, para ayudar a cubrir:
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<div>• Los costos de transporte para llevar a Josué de regreso a El Salvador
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<div>• Los gastos funerarios y de entierro
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<div>• Gastos adicionales para apoyar a Maria durante este momento tan doloroso
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<div>Ninguna madre debería tener que pasar por el dolor de perder a un hijo. La madre de Josué está viviendo la peor pesadilla de cualquier padre por segunda vez. Después de haber sufrido la dolorosa pérdida de su hijo mayor, ahora también está llorando la pérdida de Josué, su segundo hijo mayor. El dolor de esta pérdida es imposible de expresar con palabras.
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<div>Cualquier donación será profundamente agradecida y significará muchísimo para nuestra familia durante este momento tan difícil. Si no puede donar, por favor considere compartir esta campaña y mantener a nuestra familia en sus oraciones.
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<div>Gracias por su amor, apoyo, generosidad y oraciones durante este momento tan doloroso.
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<div>Josué, te amamos profundamente y siempre vivirás en nuestros corazones. Nunca serás olvidado.
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<div>Cobertura de Noticias Sobre la Historia de Josué:
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<div>• SFGATE – Un hombre cayó por Nevada Fall en Yosemite. Un desconocido intentó salvarlo. <a href="https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.sfgate.com/national-parks/article/yosemite-nevada-fall-save-22317845.php</a></a>
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<div>• Univision - Joven salvadoreño muere tras caer de una cascada en el parque Yosemite. <a href="https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.univision.com/local/los-angeles-kmex/joven-salvadoreno-muere-tras-caer-de-una-cascada-en-el-parque-yosemite-video</a></a>
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<div>• CBS Sacramento – Visitante de Yosemite fallece tras ser arrastrado por Nevada Fall. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/sacramento/news/yosemite-nevada-fall-death-josue-baires-alfaro/</a></a>
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<div>• NBC Bay Area – Joven de 22 años fallece tras caer por una cascada en Yosemite. <a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/california/man-dies-waterfall-yosemite-national-park/4104505/</a></a>
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