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The National Park Service (NPS) rangers on Wednesday found the body of a 20-year-old college student who fell hundreds of feet to his death in the Grand Canyon. Abel Joseph Mejia accidentally fell 400 feet “approximately ¼ mile west of Pipe Creek Overlook,” the press release said. The NPS and the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office are currently investigating the incident, according to the press release. “In this specific area, this individual was hiking off trail which is a pretty common place occurrence for a lot of our visitors here,” said Joelle Baird, a public affairs officer for th…

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