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Updated at 2:33 p.m., Friday, January 30, 2009

Maui visitor falls to death from Kaanapali hotel's 10th-floor balcony

Advertiser Staff

LAHAINA, Maui — A 52-year-old California woman fell to her death yesterday from a

10th-floor balcony at the Westin Kaanapali Resort.

Police said the body of Laurie J. Brunner-Chapple, of Sunnyvale, was discovered near the hotel pool at about 4:16 p.m.

The woman suffered massive head trauma, and police said foul play is not suspected, although an investigation is continuing to determine whether the fall was accidental.