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Coroner Finds Teen’s Fatal Fall at Battery Spencer Accidental

Investigators are examining the circumstances of Aaron Baten Gramajo’s fatal fall from the Battery Spencer overlook

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FILE: Kirby Cove is seen from the trail leading down to the beach near Battery Spencer in the Marin Headlands on Thursday, Feb. 24, 2011.
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Overview

  • Chief Deputy Coroner Roger Fielding said Baten died from blunt force injuries after falling from the Battery Spencer overlook
  • His body was found near the water on Aug. 12 and authorities have ruled the death accidental but are still clarifying how the fall occurred
  • A GoFundMe campaign set up by family members publicly identified the 17-year-old from San Rafael and raised funds for funeral costs
  • Baten was preparing to start his senior year at San Rafael High School, which offered counseling services to support students after his death
  • Local businesses Boichik Bagels and The Shack in Larkspur published tributes, remembering him as a hardworking and beloved employee