MONTREAL: Three world-renowned mountaineers including an Austrian of Nepali descent have been presumed dead after an avalanche on a western Canadian summit, international media reported stated.
American Jess Roskelley, 36, and Austrians Hansjorg Auer, 35, and David Lama, 28, went missing Tuesday evening in Banff National Park, according to media reports. Authorities launched an aerial search the next day.
The three men were attempting to climb the east face of Howse Pass, an isolated and highly difficult route, according to Parks Canada.
It is unlikely the three men survived, John Roskelley, father of missing Jess Roskelley, told local media in the US state of Washington.
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