The Jerusalem Post reported that the Israeli Foreign Ministry confirmed the death and was coordinating with U.S. officials to transfer the teen's body back to Israel.
Yosemite National Park spokeswoman Jamie Richards said the death was under investigation and could not release other details.
In June, two experienced climbers died in a fall in Yosemite. They fell while climbing the Freeblast Route on El Capitan inside the park Saturday morning.
Also in June, two tourists fell to their deaths while apparently trying to take a selfie from a cliff overlooking a popular beach in Portugal,