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Man Dies After Falling on Crowsnest Mountain

Bradley Jones
By Bradley Jones

RCMP are undertaking recovery efforts after a Czech Republic man fell to his death Wednesday afternoon from Crowsnest Mountain in an apparent climbing accident.

According to RCMP, they received a report around 4:30 pm from Emergency Medical Services that a hiker had fallen.

RCMP pronounced the 58-year-old man deceased at the scene.

Police said the Czech Republic man was climbing with two friends at the time of the incident, where the man fell to his death.

Authorities are not releasing the name or identity of the man.

Bradley Jones
Bradley Jones
Delivering local news and sports in the East Kootenay since April 2016, Bradley now calls Cranbrook home. Born and raised in Airdrie, AB, Bradley graduated from Lethbridge College, and has been a journalist, news anchor and reporter since 2014. Bradley took on local News Director responsibilities when he moved to Cranbrook in 2016. He is now Vista Radio's Kootenay News Director, managing and overseeing all news operations at the company's five regional radio stations in Cranbrook, Creston, Nelson, Castlegar, and Grand Forks.

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