Jordan said Burkhart died when she was struck by a tree at a popular swimming hole near the park's Abrams Creek campground.

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The Franklin effect is particularly painful for Cherry Creek, the New York Yankees of Colorado girls' swimming with 26 state titles in 38 years.

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