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

Robson Fletcher · CBC News

· Posted: Jun 19, 2025 5:31 PM EDT | Last Updated: 26 minutes ago

Numerous hikers person been caught successful a stone descent northbound of Lake Louise with aggregate radical injured oregon killed, according to the RCMP.

At astir 1:30 p.m., Lake Louise RCMP were notified that "multiple hikers" were caught successful a stone descent connected a way successful the Bow Lake/Bow Glacier Falls area.

RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney said the latest information available is that the incidental involves "serious injuries and/or aggregate fatalities," but she didn't person nonstop details as determination is nary compartment work successful the country and getting accusation from the country is difficult.

Parks Canada, the Lake Louise occurrence department, STARS Air Ambulance and the RCMP are each responding and moving to entree the scene, she said.

Parks Canada said successful an email the bureau is "responding to a study of a superior rockfall incidental with engagement adjacent Bow Glacier Falls" successful Banff National Park, astir 37 kilometres northbound of Lake Louise on the Icefields Parkway, besides known arsenic Highway 93 North.

Temporary closures are expected connected the road adjacent Bow Lake and "Parks Canada asks that visitors debar the country portion teams respond."

Edmonton Centre MP and Minister of Emergency Management Eleanor Olszewski expressed her interest for those affected by the stone descent successful a societal media station Thursday afternoon.

"My bosom is with everyone affected by the stone descent adjacent Bow Glacier Falls successful Banff. Grateful to Parks Canada, STARS aerial ambulance, and each archetypal responders supporting the exigency response," her station connected X said.

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said she was "deeply saddened to larn of the tragic event."

"We are reasoning of each those progressive and wishing for their information arsenic we await further details," she posted connected X.

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