Czech national dies after falling into glacier crevasse in Jasper National Park

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JASPER, ALTA. - A man from the Czech Republic has died after falling into a crevasse in a glacier in Alberta's Jasper National Park.

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JASPER, ALTA. – A man from the Czech Republic has died after falling into a crevasse in a glacier in Alberta’s Jasper National Park.

RCMP say police were called May 12 to the Columbia Icefield.

Police say the victim was identified as a 38-year-old man who was a citizen of the Czech Republic but lived in Revelstoke, B.C.

The Columbia Icefields near Jasper, Alta., are shown on Sunday, July 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
The Columbia Icefields near Jasper, Alta., are shown on Sunday, July 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

They say he had been snowboarding with two friends.

Police say it wasn’t immediately possible to recover his body because of the remote location and harsh environment.

The Columbia Icefield, a popular tourist attraction along the famed Icefield Parkway, is about 100 kilometres southeast of the town of Jasper.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 20, 2026.

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