(NewsNation) — National Parks have remained open amid the ongoing government shutdown, but insufficient staffing at Yosemite National Park in California has prompted visitors to engage in largely unsupervised and risky activities, such as illegal BASE jumping, without much pushback.

While the exact number of federal employees still on duty in Yosemite during the shutdown remains unclear, an anonymous park employee told SFGATE that they were only aware of one volunteer patrolling the entire park. The lack of staffing has led some to engage in dangerous and illegal antics, with videos circulating on social media showing people BASE jumping, squatting in campgrounds and scaling cliffs in the park without permits, as reported by local NewsNation affiliate KTLA in Los Angeles.

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