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Inmate from Valdez dies at Palmer jail

An inmate at Palmer Correctional Center in Sutton died Saturday, the Alaska State Trooper said in an online dispatch.

Troopers were called to the jail at 6:46 a.m. Saturday for a report of CPR in progress.

When troopers arrived, medics and Department of Corrections staff were attempting to resuscitate Grant Simmons, 55, of Valdez, the dispatch said.

A doctor then pronounced Simmons dead.

"There are no signs of foul play," the dispatch said.

The state medical examiner will conduct an autopsy on the body.

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