A Parks Canada official says the avalanche risk was high in the Lake Louise, Alta. area where a father and son were killed in a slide while tobogganing this month.
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The bodies of a 33-year old Montreal man Gabriel Mironov and his 11-year-old son Oliver were recovered Saturday, but the RCMP says they may have been buried for almost a week.
Don Mironov confirmed the deaths of his only son and grandson yesterday.
A spokesperson for the school has confirmed that Oliver attended Selwyn House School in Westmount.
“Out of extreme respect for the family, we are not issuing a statement at this time.”
Nigel Penney, the director of the Westmount Science Camp Oliver attended, also expressed his condolences.
“Oliver was a bright, bright lad,” Penney told Global News. “We’re deeply, deeply sorry to hear the news.”
“I remember the father, how wonderful he was with his son, very gentle.”
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The pair was only reported missing on Friday, but hadn’t actually been since last Sunday when they rented the toboggan.
It’s been a bad weekend for snow slides.
A 36-year-old man from Lloydminster, Sask. died of injuries he suffered Friday night in an avalanche near Blue River, B.C., about halfway between Kamloops and Jasper, Alta.
And a 38-year-old man from Calgary was critically injured Saturday when he and some fellow skiers triggered an avalanche in Alberta’s Banff National Park.
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