Boy drowns, another missing in Yosemite National Park river

The two boys and other family members waded into a river after hiking a park trailA 10-year-old boy pulled from the river was pronounced deadA search is under way for a 6-year-old boyThe children are from Southern California, National Park Service says

(CNN) -- A 10-year-old boy drowned and a 6-year-old was missing after a strong current swept the children down a river in California's Yosemite National Park on Wednesday, park officials said.

The two boys and other family members waded into the Merced River near the Vernal Fall Footbridge after hiking on Mist Trail a mile from the Happy Isles Trailhead on Wednesday afternoon, a National Park Service statement said.

"Approximately 150 yards downriver, the 10-year-old boy was pulled from the river and CPR was initiated by a park visitor," the statement said. Park rangers "continued resuscitation efforts, which were unsuccessful, and the boy was pronounced dead."

A search for the 6-year-old began immediately and continued into Thursday afternoon, it said.

The children, whose names were not released, were from Southern California, the statement said.

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