{"id":723783,"date":"2026-06-08T21:24:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:24:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/723783\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T21:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T21:24:13","slug":"woman-dead-after-hiking-accident-in-kananaskis-country","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/723783\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman dead after hiking accident in Kananaskis Country"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/calgary\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Calgary<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on Saturday after a hiking accident, police say. The hiker had been summiting Mount Bryant and fell on her way down.<\/p>\n<p>Hiker fell on Mount Bryant Saturday morning, police say<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780953851_890_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/author\/amir-said-1.5966521\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Amir Said<\/a>  \u00b7 CBC News  \u00b7 Posted: Jun 08, 2026 2:00 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/a\/assets\/texttospeech.svg\" alt=\"Text to Speech Icon\" width=\"44\" height=\"44\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 1 minute<\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"A large mountain with many pines around the base.\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780953853_566_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"leadmedia-story-img\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/>Mount Bryant pictured in an undated photo. A 47-year-old woman died June 6, 2026, while summiting the Kananaskis Country mountain, RCMP say. (AllTrails)<\/p>\n<p>A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on Saturday after a hiking accident, police say.<\/p>\n<p>The hiker had been summiting Mount Bryant &#8220;and fell on her way down,&#8221; RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Mathew Howell said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She was with several other hikers at the time, and they&#8217;re the ones who called the incident in,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p>ALTA\u00a0Paramedic\u00a0Health said &#8220;one person was determined to be deceased&#8221; after crews responded to Range Road 73A in Kananaskis at approximately 10:45 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>A helicopter was dispatched to the scene.<\/p>\n<p>RCMP and ALTA\u00a0Paramedic\u00a0Health did not provide further details.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT THE AUTHOR<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780953853_395_default.jpg\" data-cy=\"author-image-img\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"authorprofile-biography\">Amir Said is a multimedia journalist with CBC Calgary. He is an alumnus of the University of Regina, and his award-winning work as a writer and photographer has been published by outlets across Canada, including Postmedia, The Hill Times and The Narwhal. Amir can be reached at amir.said@cbc.ca or through social media.<\/p>\n<p>With files from Greg Colgan<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/corrections-clarifications-1.5893564\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Corrections and clarifications<\/a>\u00b7<a class=\"reportIssue-MwDQL\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/email-cbc-contact-phone-tips-news-story-1.6466536\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Submit a news tip<\/a>\u00b7Report error<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Calgary A 47-year-old Airdrie, Alta., woman died in Kananaskis on Saturday after a hiking accident, police say. 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