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The Seattle TimesNews report · Aug 29, 2:36 AM
Woman dies while hiking Oregon’s Horsetail Falls trail
Emergency responders found the woman, who died at the scene from her injuries, according to a news release.
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70-year-old hiker dies after falling 400 feet from trail near Horsetail Falls
The Seattle Times and KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) describe the same event in different terms.
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What happened 70-year-old hiker dies after falling 400 feet from trail near Horsetail Falls.
The headline split The left frames it as "Woman dies while hiking Oregon’s Horsetail Falls trail". The center frames it as "70-year-old hiker dies after falling 400 feet from trail near Horsetail Falls".
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Left / center-leftWoman dies while hiking Oregon’s Horsetail Falls trail
The Seattle Times · Center-left · News report
Center70-year-old hiker dies after falling 400 feet from trail near Horsetail Falls
KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) · Center · News report
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KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR)News report · Aug 29, 1:19 AM
70-year-old hiker dies after falling 400 feet from trail near Horsetail Falls
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) -- A hiker died on Friday afternoon after falling 400 feet, the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office announced. Officials say the 70-year-old woman had fallen a half-mile...
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Aug 29, 1:19 AM: KOIN6 (Nexstar, Portland OR) joined the source map.
Aug 29, 2:36 AM: The Seattle Times joined the source map.
Now: Wording Gap is 57/99 and story health is developing · 2 sources · 2 buckets.