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PROVO - The death of Brigham Young University senior Camille Cleverley is being attributed to injuries from a hiking fall pending further investigation, police said Monday. The 22-year-old's body was found at the base of a 200-foot cliff near Bridal Veil Falls on Sunday afternoon after a massive search by volunteers and trained search-and-rescue teams.
Funeral services for Cleverley are set for 11 a.m. Saturday at the LDS Church's Boise West Stake Center.
Cleverley's body was discovered just 600 yards from where her bike was found and taken by two teenagers early Sept. 2, police said. The teens turned the bike in to police Thursday after learning it matched the description of the bike Cleverley was riding when she was last seen Aug. 30.
It would have helped search efforts if the bike had not been tampered with and if the search around the falls could have started two days earlier, Provo police Capt. Cliff Argyle said.
"If we would've had that bike there we would've started putting it together a little sooner that that was Camille's bike," Argyle said. "I think we would've put that together pretty quick and believed she was up there in Bridal Veil Falls."
The two teenagers are still a part of the investigation but no charges against them are currently being pursued, police said.
The two bottles of fruit drink purchased with Cleverley's debit card Aug. 31 were found with her body, police said, making them nearly positive she was at a Crest store in Provo just before noon that day.
An autopsy will give investigators a more definite idea of the cause of death, but it may take as long as a month to get results, Argyle said. Currently, police are attributing her death to injuries suffered in the fall.
Cleverley's family is waiting for more information from law enforcement and medical examiners before proceeding with plans for a funeral or memorial service, family spokesman Robert Gossman said. It could take a month for autopsy results, authorities said.
"They've been determined to find Camille, and while they obviously would have loved to have seen a different outcome and seen her brought home alive and well, at least knowing the outcome brings them some resolution," he said.
The family was overwhelmed by the support shown at the candlelight gathering held for Camille on Sunday night, Gossman said, adding that they were "holding together" and spending time together.
"The family's taking the day to reflect and basically wait," he said.