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Autopsy Shows Colorado Snowboarder Died In Avalanche

WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) -- An autopsy has confirmed that a snowboarder who went missing on Berthoud Pass died after being caught in an avalanche.

Twenty-six-year-old Jeffrey Miller disappeared Monday after a small snow side let loose while he was snowboarding with a friend. His body was found Wednesday by search and rescue workers and volunteers.

Grand County Coroner Brenda Bock said Thursday that Miller died after being trapped in an avalanche.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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