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Snowrider Dies After Jump Off Cliff In Pitkin Co.

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Apr 5, 2008 9:27 pm US/Mountain

Snowrider Dies After Jump Off Cliff In Pitkin Co.

ASPEN, Colo. (AP) ― A man who jumped off a cliff while riding outside the Aspen Highlands ski area has died.

Aspen Skiing Co. said Wallace Westfeldt, 22, was part of a company-sponsored backcountry film shoot when the accident happened. Pitkin County coroner's officials were awaiting autopsy results before determining the cause of death.

Sheriff's deputy Renee Rayton said the Aspen-area resident was skiing or snowboarding with a small group when the accident happened Friday morning.

Another member of the group tried to resuscitate him. He died shortly after ski patrollers arrived.

Westfeldt was a competitive snowboarder. His father is Aspen Skiing Co. instructor Weems Westfeldt.

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