Tragic Falls: Deaths and Injuries Plague National Parks
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A 21-year-old woman from Colorado died after falling approximately 300 feet while climbing in the Flying Dutchman couloir at Rocky Mountain National Park. This marks the fourth fatality at the park this year. The woman's companion, a 25-year-old man from Texas, was critically injured and airlifted to a nearby hospital. The park officials are investigating the incident and plan to recover the woman's body on Monday.
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