An RCMP logo. Anyone with information on a recent vehicle fire in southern Alberta is asked to contact the RCMP or Crime Stoppers. (Image Credit: Lethbridge News Now)

By David Opinko

Fatal vehicle fire west of Nanton ruled ‘suspicious,’ RCMP seeking witnesses

Mar 3, 2026 | 8:40 AM

The RCMP is asking anybody with information on a recent incident in southern Alberta to contact them.

At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, officers were called to a grass fire south of Eden Valley.

That is west of Nanton and near the Bar-U Ranch historical site.

A deceased person was found inside the vehicle, who has now been identified as a 24-year-old man from Calgary.

“His death is suspicious in nature,” says the RCMP.

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The RCMP Major Crimes Unit has taken over the investigation and they are seeking the public’s help.

They are asking anyone who has dash cam video from Feb. 4, 2026, between 7:00 and 8:30 p.m. in Foothills County, on roads near the intersection of Highway 22 and 540, to come forward.

Investigators are specifically looking for footage of a blue/grey 2022 Dodge Ram pickup with a tonneau cover.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Turner Valley RCMP at 403-933-6600.

Tips can also be submitted anonymously to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477, online at P3Tips.com, or by using the P3 Tips mobile app.

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