Body pulled from Robson River

VALEMOUNT (CP) — The RCMP say the body of a man has been pulled from the Robson River near Valemount after he fell into the water on Friday. Police say the 53-year-old man was visiting the area from China with two friends and was walking along the Berg Lake Trail when he slipped into the river. The Mounties say the man’s body was found 800 metres from where he slipped. A swift water rescue team from Parks Canada in Jasper was called in to help recover the body. The area is the same location where a German tourist died in June.

Cpl. Jacob Joslin says the water moves extremely fast in that area.