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Man who fell to death on North Maroon Peak ID'd

12:45 PM, Sep 16, 2012   |    comments
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The Pitkin County Coroner's Office identified the man Sunday as 34-year-old Derek Kelley of Colorado Springs.

Kelley was about 300 feet from the summit of North Maroon Peak when he fell after a boulder came loose Saturday morning. The Aspen Daily News reports rescue personnel believe he had been wearing a helmet but was not wearing a harness.

Kelley's body was removed from the 14,000-foot mountain Saturday afterno

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