Bodies of 3 Missing Mountaineers Recovered in Banff

Bodies of 3 Missing Mountaineers Recovered in Banff
Avalanche debris from January 2012. The bodies of climbers Jess Roskelly, David Lama, and Hansjörg Auer were recovered from Banff National Park on April 21, 2019. Pixabay
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The bodies of three renowned mountain climbers believed to have been caught in a large avalanche last week were recovered in Alberta’s Banff National Park over the weekend, according to Parks Canada.

American climber Jess Roskelley and Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer went missing last week while attempting to climb the east face of Howse Peak in the Icefields Parkway. They were reported overdue on Wednesday, April 18.