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16-year-old dies after backflipping off a bridge in Lehi, police say

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The Daily Herald reports that Lehi police have identified the teen as 16-year-old Cole Merrill of Alpine.

Police say three boys and two girls went to the old iron bridge in Lehi about 10 p.m. Saturday.

Merrill’s body was recovered after about two hours of searching and authorities say the current had taken him about 25 feet north of the bridge in about 8 feet of water.