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OGDEN, Utah (AP) -- Weber County sheriff's deputies say an Ogden teenager has died after falling while hiking climbing in Waterfall Canyon.
Weber sheriff's Sgt. Lane Findlay says Christopher Kirvan was climbing the rock face next to the waterfall when he reached for a rock that came loose and he fell about 100 feet.
Findlay says Kirvan's suffered severe head trauma in the fall. He says Kirvan's friends administered CPR for about 40 minutes before paramedics arrived. Rescue worker also tried to save the 17-year-old, but he died at the scene.
Findlay says Kirvan and four friends were hiking a well-traveled trail to get to the waterfall about three miles from the trailhead in Ogden. Findlay says Kirvan and another boy had hiked past the trail's end into more difficult terrain.
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Information from: Standard-Examiner
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