Hikers and tourists were sent scrambling Saturday afternoon when a section of rock wall broke off beside Bow Glacier Falls.
“She went into shock. She was hysterical from so much pain. I told her husband we had to move her; we were still in a danger area,” said Steve.
Alex Laughton uses his GPS SOS beacon to contact emergency services after a rock fall injured a hiker at Bow Glacier Falls, north of Lake Louise, on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023. Photo by Submitted/Julie Paterson“Thankfully, Alex showed up. He was amazing. He was calm, he had first aid, he put her in a splint. He took her blood pressure,” said Julie. “He deserves recognition.”
“I looked back and saw a whole whack load of rocks come crashing down where a bunch of people been sitting before,” he said. “I figured, I have first aid, I have gear, so I booked it back to see if I could help anyone.”Article content
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