Alberta firefighter dies fighting Jasper wildfire

A firefighter has died fighting nan out-of-control wildfire analyzable burning successful Jasper National Park.

RCMP opportunity astir 2:15 p.m. connected Aug. 3, officers were notified of an Alberta Wildland occurrence worker who sustained a superior injury.

The 24-year-old firefighter was deed by a falling character while fighting nan blaze northeast of Jasper.

The man was extracted from nan segment by STARS and was pronounced dead.

The firefighter was a resident of Calgary and based retired of nan Rocky Mountain House occurrence base.

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“RCMP wish to definitive our heartfelt condolences to nan family, friends, and co-workers of nan deceased,” said nationalist accusation serviceman Cpl. Troy Savinkoff.

Mounties opportunity Occupational Health and Safety has been notified of nan decease and will beryllium investigating.