There members from the Canadian Armed Forces were injured last week after falling into a crevasse during a training exercise on the Athabasca Glacier at the Columbia Icefield inside Jasper National Park.
The three-person rope team were part of the Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre and were conducting crevasse rescue training at the time. At some point during is described as a “high-risk exercise” they dropped around 65 feet into the Athabasca Glacier. Thanks to built-in safety protocol the emergency response time was rapid. All three were responsive and stable and were flown by air ambulance to a hospital in Jasper.
An investigation is underway to determine what caused the fall. The Canadian Armed Forces did not provide details on the extent of the injuries citing privacy considerations.
About The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre
The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre is the Functional Centre of Excellence for the Canadian Army’s myriad of environmental domains including jungle, cold weather and complex terrain, as well as technical domains such as airborne, patrol pathfinder, helicopter insertion, and aerial delivery.
The Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre offers over 20 different courses from Basic Parachutist to Arctic Operations to Aerial Delivery. On average, Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre qualifies over 600 Canadian Armed Forces members per year while supporting parachute production for the CA and Royal Canadian Air Force.
