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HURRICANE, Washington County — Southern Utah and Southern Nevada communities have been remembering the life of the teenager who died after a tragic incident while hiking Saturday on the Hurricane overlook by state Route 59 in Washington County.
17-year-old killed in 150-foot fall off cliff in Washington County
A 17-year-old boy was killed in a 150-foot fall off a cliff in southern Utah on Saturday.Eleanor Roosevelt once said, "Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart." And that is what all who knew Conly Warren Ruff called him — a true friend.
They started to echo his "footsteps in life" on Monday night as they released balloons as sunset started in his honor from the spot where the tragedy occurred.
The balloons rose and floated over Hurricane and La Verkin, each one carrying a "footprint" from Ruff and how that event changed all of their lives through skills, talents, humor and most importantly, his big heart.
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