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One hiker died and another was injured Sunday in North Cheyenne Canyon Park in Colorado Springs.
Steve Sparry, a spokesman for El Paso County Search and Rescue, said the hiker who died fell 300 feet off of Mount Cutler. Sparry said it is believed the other person was injured trying to hike down to reach his friend.
The mountain’s almost vertical rocks put the hiker in danger, and crews took more than two hours to rescue the climber and recover the body.
Crews responded about 5 p.m. when they received a call from a cell phone about two injured hikers who needed help. When firefighters arrived one of the hikers was already dead, said Lt J.J. Halsey.
The identification of the hikers is not being released at this time.
