CALGARY – Parks Canada says they hope to resume their recovery efforts for the body of missing ice climber Sgt. Mark Salesse on Wednesday, weather permitting.
Salesse was last seen at the Polar Circus near the Columbia Icefields on February 5th, when it’s believed a small avalanche swept him off a ledge.
On Tuesday, avalanche conditions improved enough for four ground crew and two dog teams to safely search the site from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Parks Canada was successful in using the trained dog team and RECCO search technology to eliminate large portions of the search zones.
Parks Canada said Tuesday Salesse was not wearing an avalanche transceiver during his climb. (An avalanche transceiver or radio beacon is a device that allows rescuers to hone in on a signal and find people who are buried in snow).
He was doing a training exercise on the Polar Circus at the time of the avalanche.
An initial report from the Canadian military is expected in about a month’s time.
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