CALGARY – About 40 junior high students had to be rescued from Kananaskis Country on Wednesday, after temperatures dropped and rain started to pour.
The group was camping when a downpour started. The rain soon turned to snow, and campers realized they were unprepared for the weather.
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Officials asked emergency crews to help them get out of the woods before the temperature dropped more overnight, and the situation worsened.
EMS helped transport the students to a nearby ranger station, where they were assessed. None of them needed to be taken to the hospital.
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