Woman dead after hiking accident in Kananaskis Country

Woman dead after hiking accident in Kananaskis Country

Hiker fell on Mount Bryant Saturday morning, police say

A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on Saturday after a hiking accident, police say.

The hiker had been summiting Mount Bryant in Elbow-Sheep Wildland Provincial Park in the morning and "fell on her way down," RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mathew Howell said.

"She was with several other hikers at the time, and they're the ones who called the incident in," he said.

The hiker "was located by helicopter and transported to emergency medical services" after "a scrambling incident" was reported at Mount Bryant, according to Ministry of Forestry and Parks spokesperson Riley Gough.

He said Kananaskis Emergency Services, Alberta Parks’ Kananaskis Mountain Rescue team and Alberta Conservation Officer Service joined RCMP and ALTA Paramedic Health in the incident response.

No further details are available at this time.

Amir Said is a multimedia journalist with CBC Calgary. He is an alumnus of the University of Regina, and his award-winning work as a writer and photographer has been published by outlets across Canada, including Postmedia, The Hill Times and The Narwhal. Amir can be reached at amir.said@cbc.ca or through social media.