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Two Colorado College Students Die in Climbing Accident

  • Two Colorado college students died from falls during a climbing expedition.
  • Autopsy reports indicate the cause of death was the falls, not weather conditions.
  • Authorities found the students' bodies after an anchor they were using failed.
  • The deaths were instantaneous due to the substantial distance of the fall.
  • Chaffee County officials cited equipment failures as the primary cause of the accident.
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