A 21-year-old man from Calgary was killed in what appeared to be a tragic accident in Yoho National Park.
It happened on Thursday, July 14 according to Golden-Field RCMP. They were told just before 6 p.m. that a Canadian Forces Search & Rescue helicopter had found the man and were transporting him to Golden, but he died while en route.
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“The male was hiking with a group of friends in the alpine above the Little Yoho Campground in Yoho National Park,” Cst. Spencer Lainchbury, spokesperson for the Golden-Field RCMP, said in a statement.
“It’s believed that the male lost his footing, falling approximately 200 meters.”
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The victim was later identified as Ryan James McIntosh.
None of the other men in the group of hikers was injured.
The BC Coroner’s Service and Golden-Field RCMP are investigating.
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