An adventurous, married man has given up his own life just to save his wife from falling rocks inside a national park.
Andrew Foster died saving his wife Lucy's life as they were hit by a rock fall
Andy Foster, a British adventurer is a man who sacrificed himself to shield his wife from falling rocks in Yosemite National Park.
The man has been remembered as a "hero".
According to The Sun UK, Andy Foster and wife Lucy had travelled to the famous site to celebrate their first wedding anniversary, but the trip turned to tragedy when they were buried under 1,000 tonnes of falling rock.
The 32-year-old was killed while Lucy miraculously survived.
Lucy's parents Brian and Jenny Rouse paid tribute to their son, saying: "Our family is devastated by these events - for the loss of Andy and for the plans they had made together for future adventures.
"He truly was the man of her dreams.
"We take some comfort from the fact that Andy's last act of love saved Lucy's life."
The couple at the end of a three-week trip to the national park in California and tackling the most difficult climb, the sheer face of the El Capitan rock, when there was a sudden avalanche.
The couple on their wedding day in September 2016
Rangers on the national park beauty spot said a piece of granite 40 metres by 20 metres fell from a height of 200 metres while the couple were below.
Lucy, 28, was airlifted to the trauma unit of a local hospital, with her family rushing to be by her side.
The families are now left to grapple with the loss of Andy, with his body now to be flown home for a funeral.
Andy's parents David and Julie said: "Yosemite was a very special place for Andrew and one that he had returned to a few times over the years to climb and explore.
"Andrew died whilst shielding Lucy and, indeed, we understand another climber witnessed him running back to the rockfall to protect Lucy.
"They loved each other dearly and, while our loss is indescribable, we are so proud of our brave boy in saving Lucy. He will always be our hero."
The couple, from Cheltenham, also released a photograph of their son taken on a rock face.
They said: "We really cannot express our grief and still hope, every morning, that we will awake from a bad dream.
"We have been touched by the many tributes that Lucy and we have received and take some solace in how well he was thought of by our wider family and his many friends and colleagues.
"He had such a passion and enthusiasm for life and the outdoors that was just infectious for anyone who was around him."
An inquest is due to be opened by the Gloucester Coroner next week.