Calgary, Alberta – The search teams located a second body on Friday after a massive rock fall on a hiking route in the Canada Banff National Park.
The University of Alberta confirmed that one of the two people killed in the fall of rocks in the Banff National Park was the Binrichs retired educator, who was a leader in the Faculty of Medicine of Rehabilitation.
Parks Canada officials say he was 70 years old and lived in Calgary.
The fall occurred on Thursday afternoon north of Lake Louise in Icefields Parkway, about 124 miles northwest of Calgary. It is also about 85 miles from the seven -summit group site held in Kananaskis, Alberta, this week.
Three others were taken to the hospital and were reported in stable condition.
The authorities said that no one else has been reported as missing and that there are no unidentified vehicles at the beginning of the path.
The route runs along Bow Lake edges and is considered a moderate challenge for hikers and is used by tourists and buyers of one day, including families. It is a region with limited cell service.
Niclas Brundell, a path of trails that lives in the nearby Canmore, said he was walking in the area with his wife on Thursday when both began to see the signs of rocks that fell and the rocks of the size of the tires that began to fall.
“This was unimaginable to me, that such a large piece of mountain would fall,” he said. When Rocks began to roll at the top of the waterfall, he said, they did not hit anyone, but he and his wife wondered why no one seemed to be reacting.
“Then, suddenly, I listen to the beginning of another rock fall, and I turn around, and the whole mountain is getting out.”
He said the slab looked about 50 meters (164 feet) wide and 20 meters (60 feet) deep, and he and his wife began to run.
When he turned around, he could see a group of between 15 and 30 people in the waterfall disappear under a cloud of dust.
“The only place where I have seen something similar is like watching videos from 9 to 11, when you see New York,” he said.
He said there was a roar, “and I didn’t see them anymore.”
Brundell said that when they arrived far enough to feel safe, he sent a satellite message to Parks Canada, while his wife ran to a nearby shelter to ask for help.
He said it is a popular path because it is considered relatively easy, and on any summer day there are 15 people or more walking along the path.
