Teenager slips on rocks and falls down 50ft waterfall to his death at national park

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An 18-year-old boy fell to his death at the Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park over the weekend, according to park rangers.

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A teenage boy slipped on rocks near a 50-foot waterfall and fell to his death while at a national park in Washington over the weekend, officials said.

On Monday, park rangers recovered the 18-year-old’s “completely submerged” body at the Sol Duc Falls in Olympic National Park after he had fallen over the falls the day before, the National Park Service said in a press release.