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2nd hiker in a week dies after falling from Banff National Park mountain

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Colgan, G. (2026, July 30). 2nd hiker in a week dies after falling from Banff National Park mountain. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/banff-national-park-marvel-peak-9.7289534?cmp=rss

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A woman in her twenties has died after falling from Marvel Peak in Banff National Park, the second hiker to die in the area in under a week. The incident occurred on Tuesday afternoon when the woman lost her footing and fell in a manner that was deemed unsurvivable by police. Members of a group of four hikers attempted first aid and contacted emergency services, but Parks Canada rescue specialists were unable to reach the scene until Wednesday morning due to bad weather. This is the second fatal incident in Banff National Park in recent days, following the death of a 65-year-old Calgary man who fell from Mount Temple on Saturday.

Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-08-21, using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the same event (that is the story summary below).

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Story summary

A woman in her twenties died after falling from a mountain near Marvel Peak in Banff National Park on Tuesday. This is the second hiker to die in Banff National Park in just one week. The woman was part of a group of four hikers who were on a multi-day hike coming from the British Columbia side of the border. She lost her footing and fell, with Parks Canada's Banff field unit eventually recovering her body on Wednesday morning after being unable to reach the scene due to bad weather on Tuesday.

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Greg Colgan

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2 more people have died exploring Banff National Park, police say

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Alberta British Columbia Canmore Parks Canada RCMP

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Parks Canada ORG · 3× Alberta GPE · 2× RCMP ORG · 2× Tulloch PERSON · 2× Banff GPE · 1× British Columbia GPE · 1× CBC News ORG · 1× Canmore GPE · 1× Greg Tulloch PERSON · 1× Parks Canada’s ORG · 1×

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RCMP responded Tuesday afternoon after Parks Canada received communication from a group of four hikers who were coming from the British Columbia side of the border on a multi-day hike.

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-07-30

2026-07-30 · CBC News

2nd hiker in a week dies after falling from Banff National Park mountain · assertive framing

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2nd hiker in a week dies after falling from Banff National Park mountain Woman dead after falling near Marvel Peak on Tuesday asserted

Woman → die → Tuesday

A woman in her twenties is dead after falling from a mountain near Marvel Peak in Banff National Park, according to police. uncertain

woman → fall → police

RCMP responded Tuesday afternoon after Parks Canada received communication from a group of four hikers who were coming from the British Columbia side of the border on a multi-day hike. asserted

who → respond → hike

“The female lost her footing and fell,” Canmore RCMP detachment commander Staff Sgt. Greg Tulloch said. asserted

Tulloch → lose → footing

“She went down in a manner that was unsurvivable.” asserted

that → go → manner

Parks Canada’s Banff field unit hadn't responded to requests from CBC News as of publication time. asserted

unit → respond → time

Tulloch said members of the group were able to reach the woman who fell, attempt first aid and contact emergency services. asserted

who → say → services

He said Parks Canada rescue specialists tried to get to the area via helicopter Tuesday, but bad weather left them unable to get to the scene until Wednesday morning. asserted

weather → say → morning

“The hiker was recovered early this morning, and we’re working to make contact with the family,” Tulloch said. asserted

Tulloch → recover → family

Stuart Brideaux, a public education officer with Alberta’s Emergency Health Services, said Parks Canada called them for help Tuesday afternoon. asserted

Canada → say → help

He said they staged in the area of Mount Shark in Spray Valley Provincial Park, but were stood down. asserted

they → say → Park

It’s a roughly 2,650-metre summit and about three kilometres from the Continental Divide. asserted

It → ’ → Divide

This hiker's death follows another over the weekend. asserted

death → follow → weekend

A 65-year-old Calgary man died after falling from Mount Temple in Banff National Park on Saturday. asserted

man → die → Saturday

On June 6, a 47-year-old Airdrie woman died hiking Mount Bryant in Kananaskis Country. asserted

woman → die → Country