Three People Dead After Mishap at Alberta Waterfall

Photo By Erik Lizee

Three people are dead after being swept away in a waterfall at Crescent Falls in Alberta on Tuesday.

On Tuesday night RCMP along with the Clearwater Regional Fire Service and Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue responded to the rescue call.

The three deceased people are believed to be from the same family.

An investigation is underway.

On Wednesday the park was closed. Crescent Falls are a series of two waterfalls located on the Bighorn River in west-central Alberta.