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Officials say one dead, three hurt in rockfall at Banff National Park hiking trail

They say the search continues to confirm no other hikers are missing following the early afternoon tragedy at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise.
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A helicopter is shown close to the scene of a rock slide near Bow Glacier Falls north of Lake Louise, Alta. in Banff National Park on Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal

LAKE LOUISE — Police and parks officials say one person was killed and three were injured in a rockfall at a remote hiking trail in Banff National Park.

They say the search continues to confirm no other hikers are missing following the early afternoon tragedy at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise.

One person had been found dead and the extent of the injuries to the other three is unknown.

Two of the three injured were taken to a Calgary hospital by STARS air ambulance and the third went to hospital by ground ambulance.

The area includes the Bow Glacier Falls hiking trail, a nine-kilometre route open year-round running along the edges of Bow Lake.

It's about 200 kilometres northwest of Calgary.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2025.

The Canadian Press