Park City teen dies from fall in Alps


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(KSL News) A young man from Park City fell to his death during a hiking trip in the Alps.

Austrian police say 18-year-old Christopher Yates died when he slipped and fell about 80 feet into a stream bed.

Yates graduated from Park City High School this year and traveled with a group of about 30 former classmates for the hiking trip. Park City School District's superintendent says that a private tour operator organized the trip.

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