Holmen Teen Dies After Fall from La Crosse Bluff
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Holmen Teen Dies After Fall from La Crosse Bluff
A 17-year-old Holmen girl is dead after falling from a bluff in La Crosse.
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Posted Thursday, September 17, 2009 --- 2:50 p.m.

LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) -- A 17-year-old Holmen girl is dead after falling from a bluff in La Crosse.

Authorities on Thursday identified the teen as Rachel Cody. La Crosse police say she fell from near the top of Grandad Bluff on Wednesday night.

A male friend told police he lost track of Cody after they went on a trail outside the safety fence that lines the top edge.

Police say her body was found on a steep incline on the face of the bluff.

Cody was a senior at Holmen High School.

Grandad Bluff is about 600 feet high. About two years ago, 19-year-old Kimberly Coppens of Holmen also died after going outside the safety fence.

Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.

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