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UPDATE: Police identify teen who died after falling from edge of Snake River Canyon

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TWIN FALLS, Idaho — First responders recovered the body of a man who fell from the edge of the Snake River Canyon in Twin Falls Thursday morning, according to the Twin Falls County Sheriff's Office.

The Sheriff's Office says six teenagers were at the Visitor's Center when two of them began climbing toward the river. They say 18-year-old Alberto Romo, of Hailey, slipped on a rock and fell 150 feet. Police say it appears he died on impact.

The teens were reportedly from Hailey, Carey, Twin Falls and Jerome.

The Sheriff's Office's Search and Rescue team worked with several other first responders to search for the body.

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Magic Valley Paramedics, the Twin Falls Fire Department, Air St. Luke's, and the Special Operations Rescue Team joined the Twin Falls Sheriff's Office Search and Rescue team in the recovery effort.

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