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Spencer Webb, Oregon tight end and social media star, dies at age 22

Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon. (Andy Nelson/AP)

EUGENE, Ore. — Oregon Ducks tight end Spencer Webb has died after falling and striking his head on rock slides at a popular swimming lake near Eugene, Oregon, authorities said.

The 22-year-old who was expected to play his fifth football season at the University of Oregon this fall was found about 100 yards down a steep trail Wednesday afternoon at Triangle Lake. He was unresponsive and could not be revived by paramedics or bystanders, the Lane County Sheriff’s Office said in statement.

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