Close X
Saturday, November 16, 2024
ADVT 
National

Edmonton Area Man Wearing Wingsuit Jumps To Death Near Canmore, Alberta

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 08 Jun, 2015 09:56 AM
    CANMORE, Alta. — Alberta Mounties are investigating after a man wearing a wingsuit plunged to his death near Canmore.
     
    Police say the 40-year old Edmonton-area man Gabriel Hubert crashed into trees below Ha Ling Peak around 9:30 Sunday morning.
     
    A release from the RCMP's Canmore detachment says he and two companions had jumped from the mountain wearing wingsuits — a sport referred as wingsuit flying.
     
     
    The release says it appears the parachute the man was carrying was not deployed, and that he was pronounced dead at the scene.
     
    The Calgary Chief Medical Examiner’s Office is also involved in the investigation of the incident.
     
    Watch more on Gabriel Hubert in the National Geographic video below 
     
     
    Hubert and two companions had jumped from the mountain wearing wingsuits, which permits high-altitude jumpers to glide groundward before a parachute is opened.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Former Canadian Ambassador Named To Japanese Order For Building Ties

    Former Canadian Ambassador Named To Japanese Order For Building Ties
    The consulate of Japan in Vancouver says in a news release that Donald Campbell will receive the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star.

    Former Canadian Ambassador Named To Japanese Order For Building Ties

    Company Announces Amidst Protests That Mount Polley Mine Could Restart In Months

    Company Announces Amidst Protests That Mount Polley Mine Could Restart In Months
    VICTORIA — The open-pit, gold-and-copper mine hit by a devastating tailings pond breach that caused an environmental disaster in central British Columbia could be operating safely and near full capacity within months, the company has announced.

    Company Announces Amidst Protests That Mount Polley Mine Could Restart In Months

    This Indo-Canadian's UBC Research Team Can Transform Different Blood Groups Into One Universal Type

    This Indo-Canadian's UBC Research Team Can Transform Different Blood Groups Into One Universal Type
    Canadian researchers, including one of Indian origin, have now developed a way to transform all donated blood into a neutral type that can be given to any patient.

    This Indo-Canadian's UBC Research Team Can Transform Different Blood Groups Into One Universal Type

    Allan Schoenborn Who Murdered His 3 Children Seeks Escorted Day Trips

    Allan Schoenborn Who Murdered His 3 Children Seeks Escorted Day Trips
    The doctors at the psychiatric hospital where Allan Schoenborn is being held are recommending that he be granted escorted day outings.

    Allan Schoenborn Who Murdered His 3 Children Seeks Escorted Day Trips

    Canadian Military Plane Arrives In Nepal: Officials

    Canadian Military Plane Arrives In Nepal: Officials
    KATHMANDU, Nepal — Officials say a Canadian military plane carrying an advance disaster-assistance team has landed in Kathmandu.

    Canadian Military Plane Arrives In Nepal: Officials

    Dry Cleaner Key To Drug Deal Involving Rob Ford Pal, Crown Argues

    Dry Cleaner Key To Drug Deal Involving Rob Ford Pal, Crown Argues
    TORONTO — A Toronto court is hearing that a dry cleaner caught up in the intense police investigation of then-mayor Rob Ford was more than just incidental to drug deals involving an undercover cop.

    Dry Cleaner Key To Drug Deal Involving Rob Ford Pal, Crown Argues