A 24-year-old wildfire firefighter in Jasper has died after an incident on Saturday.
According to the RCMP, officers were notified of a serious injury to an Alberta Wildland Fire Employee from a falling tree while fighting an active wildfire northeast of the Jasper townsite.
Following the alert, the young firefighter was extracted from the scene by STARS and was declared deceased.
The fallen firefighter was a resident of Calgary and based out of the Rocky Mountain House Fire Base.
As a result, Alberta Wildfire staff participated in a procession to mourn the loss on August 4th.
Occupational Health and Safety has been notified of the death and will continue the investigation in the coming days.
