Calgary Man, 21, Dies From Fall In Yoho National Park In Field, B.C.

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 16 Jul, 2016 12:46 PM

FIELD, B.C. — Mounties say a 21-year-old Calgary man has died from a fall in Yoho National Park in Field, B.C.

RCMP say the man was hiking with a group of friends in the alpine above the Little Yoho Campground on Thursday when he lost his footing and fell about 200 metres.

Mounties say his friends immediately activated a personal locator beacon, and a Canadian Forces search and rescue helicopter, which was flying through the area, responded.

RCMP say they received word that the helicopter was transporting the patient into nearby Golden just before 6 p.m., and police and paramedics responded and met the aircraft.

But Mounties say the man died before the helicopter arrived in Golden.

The Golden-Field RCMP says it will continue to assist the B.C. Coroner's Service with its investigation.

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