PHOTOS: Boy granted wish to be Yosemite park ranger

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (KABC) -- An 8-year-old Florida boy with a life-threatening illness has achieved his wish of becoming an honorary ranger at Yosemite National Park.

Gabriel Lawan-Ying of Gainesville, Florida, put in a full day of work at the park Tuesday, performing a variety of duties of a park ranger. Gabriel worked with the Yosemite Fire Crew to put out a wildland fire, went on a naturalist walk through Cook's Meadow with a park ranger, worked on a search and rescue operation involving an injured hiker, and assisted the Yosemite medical team in transporting the patient to a waiting helicopter, according to the National Park Service.

Gabriel's wish, arranged with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation, was witnessed by about 300 spectators, including more than 50 park rangers in dress uniforms.

In a ceremony, Gabriel received an honorary park ranger badge and credentials along with a plaque and a flag that was flown over Yosemite Valley.

Check out photos of Gabriel's day above.