Kananaskis RCMP search for missing hikers ends in rescue

KANANASKIS- On July 7, at 1:15 p.m., RCMP were advised by Kananaskis Emergency Services that two hikers were overdue from a hike into Turbine Canyon.

The couple from Calgary had planned an overnight excursion and were expected to return on July 6. When the couple hadn’t returned the morning of July 7, family contacted emergency officials.

The search continued until approximately 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday and resumed at 6:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

The couple were located uninjured around 9 a.m. by a search team in an area of Height of the Rockies Provincial Park, B.C. and air lifted by helicopter to a staging area where they were assessed by Emergency Medical Services.