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Woman dead after hiking accident in Kananaskis Country

   Amir Said
   | CBC News | Posted: June 8, 2026 6:00 PM | Last Updated: 16
   hours ago

   Hiker fell on Mount Bryant Saturday morning, police say

   Image | Mount Bryant

   Caption: Mount Bryant pictured in an undated photo. A
   47-year-old woman died June 6, 2026, while summiting the
   Kananaskis Country mountain, RCMP say. (AllTrails)
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   A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on
   Saturday after a hiking accident, police say.
   The hiker had been summiting Mount Bryant in Elbow-Sheep
   Wildland Provincial Park in the morning and "fell on her way
   down," RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mathew Howell said.
   "She was with several other hikers at the time, and they're the
   ones who called the incident in," he said.
   The hiker "was located by helicopter and transported to
   emergency medical services" after "a scrambling incident" was
   reported at Mount Bryant, according to Ministry of Forestry and
   Parks spokesperson Riley Gough.
   He said Kananaskis Emergency Services, Alberta Parks’
   Kananaskis Mountain Rescue team and Alberta Conservation
   Officer Service joined RCMP and ALTA Paramedic Health in the
   incident response.
     * Rescues hit all-time high in Kananaskis Country

   No further details are available at this time.

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