LAKE AGNES, Alta. — Parks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ says two snowshoers have died after being buried in an avalanche near Lake Louise. Another three were uninjured.
Officials say the group was at the bottom of a steep slope and triggered an avalanche on Lake Agnes around 3 p.m. on Saturday.
They say the three who weren’t caught in the slide called for help on their cellphones and managed to pull one of their companions out.
Parks sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½ safety crews took four of the snowshoers away from the site then triggered two more avalanches.
They say once the area was deemed safe, a search dog was brought in to find the remaining snowshoer.