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College students found dead in mountains fell to deaths when climbing anchor broke

Two college students who went missing on a hike in central Colorado last month fell to their deaths after a “catastrophic failure” while rappelling, authorities said Tuesday.

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  1. ABC News

    College students found dead in mountains fell to deaths when climbing anchor broke (opens ABC News in a new tab)

    Authorities say the two Colorado college students whose bodies were recovered last week died when an anchor they were using to climb failed and they fell a “substantial distance."

  2. NBC News

    Colorado college students fell ‘substantial distance’ to their deaths, officials say (opens NBC News in a new tab)

    Two college students who went missing on a hike in central Colorado last month fell to their deaths after a “catastrophic failure” while rappelling, authorities said Tuesday.

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