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Search to continue for missing hikers after rockfall at Banff National Park

Jun 20, 2025 | 2:02 AM

LAKE LOUISE — Rescuers in Alberta are set to resume their search today for anyone else caught up in a massive rockfall that killed one and injured three in a remote section of Banff National Park.

Video posted online reportedly shows a large shelf of stone crashing down a mountainside at Bow Glacier Falls, about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

The slide kicked up a towering cloud of grey dust that had other hikers rushing to safety.

Officials have said one person was found dead at the scene, two people were airlifted to hospital in Calgary and a third was taken by ground ambulance.

Low-flying helicopters were seen scanning the area late Thursday for potential missing hikers.

Officials say those who haven’t been able to account for loved ones are to contact Parks Canada.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 20, 2025.

Matthew Scace, The Canadian Press

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