Man dead after paddleboard fall in Banff National Park

LAKE LOUISE, AB – Divers have recovered the body of a man who disappeared after falling off a paddleboard in Banff National Park over the Canada Day long weekend.

RCMP say the 25-year-old man’s body was located in Herbert Lake, about five kilometres north of Lake Louise, on Saturday after a week of searching that included divers, underwater cameras, sonar and dogs.

Police say the man was a citizen of India who was working in Lake Louise.

They say that after falling off the paddleboard on June 30, he did not resurface.