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'Multiple hikers' injured or killed in rock slide near Bow Lake in Banff National Park, RCMP says

  • A rockslide in Banff National Park on Thursday resulted in two fatalities and left three hikers injured.
  • The rock slide occurred near Bow Glacier Falls, roughly 37 kilometres to the north of Lake Louise, prompting a major emergency operation coordinated by Parks Canada and the RCMP.
  • Two STARS air ambulances from Calgary and Edmonton airlifted two patients while the third arrived by ambulance; all injured hikers were stabilized at hospital.
  • Hiker Niclas Brundell reported hearing a rumbling sound before witnessing an entire section of the mountainside break away, comparing the event to an avalanche composed entirely of rock.
  • Authorities closed the affected trail and Bow Lake temporarily, continue search efforts to confirm no other missing persons, and expressed condolences to victims' families.
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One dead after rockslide near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park

NEAR BOW LAKE, Alta. -- One hiker was killed and others injured after a rockslide Thursday afternoon near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park.

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The Washington Post broke the news in on Thursday, June 19, 2025.
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