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Hiker Falls to Death Near Aspen

by KREX News Room
by Cori Coffin

Story Created: Sep 17, 2012 at 12:00 AM MDT

Story Updated: Sep 17, 2012 at 7:51 AM MDT

PITKIN COUNTY, Colo.- The man who died while hiking Maroon Bells near Aspen on Saturday has been identified as 34-year-old Derek Kelley of Colorado Springs.
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The Pitkin County Coroner's Office says a boulder came loose while Kelley hiked North Maroon Peak, causing him to fall about 800 feet.

The cause of death was traumatic brain injury.

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