Fall Kills Child on Hanging Lake Trail

An 8-year-old Front Range boy died after slipping on the Glenwood Springs trail.

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Tragic news from the popular Hanging Lake Trail in Glenwood Springs: Last week, an 8-year-old boy slipped on rocks near the Sprouting Rock waterfall and hit his head while hiking with his family. Witnesses on hand began CPR, but the child was pronounced dead that evening.