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BREAKING NEWS: Father and son die in Lake Louise avalanche

A father and son were found dead by the shores of Lake Louise, buried by an avalanche off of Mount Fairview on Saturday (March 15).

A father and son were found dead by the shores of Lake Louise, buried by an avalanche off of Mount Fairview on Saturday (March 15).

Details are limited at this time, but Parks Canada reports they received a request from Lake Louise RCMP to search for two missing persons near the lake. By Saturday afternoon, a Parks Canada dog handler found the father in son in avalanche debris at the base of Mount Fairview on the shores of Lake Louise.

No names have been released at this time, as RCMP is still notifying next of kin.

More details to come.


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