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A man was airlifted to a Calgary hospital after surviving a long fall during an ice climbing accident in the Rockies Friday.
According to Rocky Mountain House RCMP, the 28-year-old man fell about 12 metres while ice climbing at the south end of Abraham Lake, approximately 210 kilometres west of Red Deer.
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RCMP responded to the scene around 2:30 p.m. after a member of the climbing party signalled for help using an SOS beacon, a radio transmitter meant for use by people in distress in remote areas. Local EMS, search and rescue, STARS air ambulance and Ahlstrom Helicopters also assisted in the rescue.
CALGARY Chestermere Peace Officers are asking the family of a child who fell through the ice of a storm pond Friday to contact them to confirm the child s wellbeing. Authorities responded to a call Friday afternoon from a member of the public who had seen a child fall through the ice at Kinniburgh Storm Pond before climbing out and leaving the scene. Officers attended the scene and spoke with several witnesses but have been unable to locate the child or child s family. Chestermere Fire Services also attended the scene and through a search of the location, were able to determine the child had been freed from the snow-covered ice.