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Prognosis bleak for teen in 'Hell Hole' fall

Hope is dimming for a Putnam Valley High School student's recovery after a 30-foot fall at a swimming hole. Kelly Cortesi, 16, fell from a rocky cliff at Bear Mountain State Park Sunday. She fell down

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Prognosis bleak for teen in 'Hell Hole' fall

Hope is dimming for a Putnam Valley High School student's recovery after a 30-foot fall at a swimming hole. Kelly Cortesi, 16, fell from a rocky cliff at Bear Mountain State Park Sunday. She fell down

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