Canada - AB - Multiple hikers injured or killed in rock slide - June 19/2025

[LadyL]

RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said the latest information available is that the incident involves "serious injuries and/or multiple fatalities," but she didn't have exact details as there is no cell service in the area and getting information from the scene is difficult.

MSN

 

[otto]

15-20 people injured.
Bow Glacier Falls.
Tourist spot - could be international people injured. No details released yet.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bow-lake-glacier-falls-rockslide-banff-alberta-hikers-1.7566196

 

[vls12345]

Canadian rescuers rush to a remote part of Banff park following reports that a rock slide hit hikers

Rescue crews, police and paramedics scrambled to a remote Canadian Rocky Mountain region of Banff National Park amid reports that a group of hikers were hit by a rock slide, causing possible injuries and deaths.

apnews.com

Parks Canada said in a statement that it is responding to a report of “a serious rockfall incident with involvement near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park.”

 

[vls12345]

Live developments: Possible fatalities after rockslide at Bow Falls Trail in Banff National Park

Emergency crews are currently on the scene of a significant rockfall that injured multiple hikers in Banff National Park.

calgaryherald.com

 

[vls12345]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bow-lake-glacier-falls-rockslide-banff-alberta-hikers-1.7566196

 

[vls12345]

"We just kept sprinting and I couldn't see the people behind us anymore because they were all in that cloud of rock. And I saw rocks coming tumbling out of that. So it was, it was big. It was, like, the full mountainside."

"To me it looked like at least, like 50 metres wide and at least 10 metres deep."

When they got to a safe distance, Brundell used an emergency satellite device to call for help, informing responders that there were "many groups" in the area where the rock fell.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/bow-lake-glacier-falls-rockslide-banff-alberta-hikers-1.7566196

 

[airportwoman]

Isn't this in the same area as the recent G7 summit?

 

[ilovepierre]

Isn't this in the same area as the recent G7 summit?

No. The G7 was/is in Kananaskis Country. The area of this incident is in Banff National Park.

 

[vls12345]

Isn't this in the same area as the recent G7 summit?

The site is north of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, about 200 kilometers (124 miles) northwest of Calgary. It is also about 137 kms (85 miles) away from where leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump met at the Group of Seven Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta this week.

Canadian rescuers rush to a remote part of Banff park following reports that a rock slide hit hikers

Rescue crews, police and paramedics scrambled to a remote Canadian Rocky Mountain region of Banff National Park amid reports that a group of hikers were hit by a rock slide, causing possible injuries and deaths.

apnews.com

 

[PunishThenForgive]

Live developments: Possible fatalities after rockslide at Bow Falls Trail in Banff National Park

 

[ttjo]

 

[PunishThenForgive]

Niclas Brundell describes running away from the cloud of rock with his wife:

 

[otto]

A joint statement by RCMP and Parks Canada confirmed one person was found deceased at the scene, and three were evacuated to the hospital: one by ground ambulance and two by STARS Air Ambulance. The conditions of those taken to hospital have not yet been shared.

Still searching for bodies

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/search-for-victims-resumes-after-massive-rockfall-near-bow-lake-in-banff-national-park-1.7566650

 

[otto]

"Two people are now confirmed dead in a massive rockfall that struck numerous hikers near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park on Thursday.

A 70-year-old Calgary woman was found dead at the scene on Thursday and RCMP say a second deceased person was recovered on Friday morning.

Three people were also transported to hospital by STARS and ground ambulance on Thursday. All were in stable condition.

"At this time, there are no additional persons reported missing and no additional unidentified vehicles at the trailhead located at Bow Lake," Parks Canada said in a release Friday morning."

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/search-for-victims-resumes-after-massive-rockfall-near-bow-lake-in-banff-national-park-1.7566650

 

[otto]

What a way to go! Premature to think of it like this, but ...
How did your grandmother die?
A mountain fell on her head.