An ice climber who fell approximately 12 metres was rescued by RCMP on Friday in central Alberta. On Friday, Rocky Mountain House RCMP responded to a report of a fallen ice climber at around 2:30 p.m. A SOS beacon was received by police, locating the climber at the south end of Abraham Lake, roughly 211 kilometres southwest of Red Deer. The 28-year-old climber was rescued by Ahlstrom Helicopters, with the help of Rocky Mountain House Search and Rescue. STARS Air Ambulance was also on site to transport the climber to a Calgary hospital. The rescued ice climber suffered serious but non-life threatening injuries from the fall.

Source: CBC News January 16, 2021 20:15 UTC