5 h. ago Searchers recover 2nd body after rockfall near Canada's Banff National Park hiking trail

Search teams located a second body following a massive rockfall off a hiking trail in Canada’s Banff National Park

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7 h. ago Two hikers killed by major rockfall on popular trail in Canada

‘Basically a whole shelf of a mountain came loose’ said one person who fled the scene in Banff National ParkTwo people have been killed and another three injured when a major rockfall crashed onto a group of hikers on a popular Rocky Mountain trail in western Canada.The accident happened on Thursday near the Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park, about 225km (140 miles) north-west of Calgary, Alberta. The area is known for its natural beauty and is particularly busy in summer. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Two dead in horror rockslide at Canada's Banff National Park as video shows moment of impact

Two people have died after a horrific rockslide on Thursday at Canada's Banff National Park. Jutta Hinrichs (left) was identified by friends as the one of the two people known to have died.

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11 h. ago Multiple hikers feared dead as rockslide pummels Canada's Banff National park

Multiple people are feared dead after a horrific rockslide on Thursday swept up numerous hikers who had been enjoying Canada's Banff National Park.

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16 h. ago Hiker dead, multiple others injured, after rockslide in remote part of national park

Three others were injured in the incident

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25 h. ago Canadian rescuers rush to a remote part of Banff park following reports that a rock slide hit hikers

Rescue crews, police and paramedics scrambled to a remote Canadian Rocky Mountain region of Banff National Park amid reports that a group of hikers were hit by a rock slide, causing possible injuries and deaths

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39 h. ago Scottish beaver boom: Baby beavers born in the wild at Scottish national park for second year in a row

Baby beavers have been born in Cairngorms National Park

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39 h. ago Beaver kits born in Cairngorms National Park for second year running

The five kits have been captured on camera at two separate sites within the park.

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41 h. ago Bizarre Chinese national park ad for ‘wild man’ job draws thousands of applicants

A bizarre job listing in central China looking for “wild men” to roam the Shennongjia National Park has gone viral, attracting over 10,000 applications.

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64 h. ago Sisters drowned in pools in Eryri National Park, inquest told

Students Hajra Zahid, 29, and Haleema Zahid, 25, were pronounced dead at the scene.

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2 d. ago Foolish tourist sparks major rescue operation after trying to get 'a closer look' at Kīlauea volcano eruption

Disaster struck on June 11, when the 30-year-old Boston tourist veered from the Byron Ledge Trail at Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park with no headlamp or flashlight.

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3 d. ago How the disappearance of a father led to solving the mystery of a missing doctor who vanished just days before starting a new job more than a decade ago

David Brookfield, 65, from Skelmersdale, Lancashire, went missing on January 9, 2023, after setting out alone into the Carneddau range in Snowdonia National Park.

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4 d. ago Park it right here: World famous national attraction opening all of its campgrounds for first time since 2019

The summer camping season comes amid a fraught period for the National parks Service – as well as for America’s public lands

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4 d. ago ‘I feel as if we could be in Scandinavia’: exploring the Norfolk that time forgot

Breckland is a little-known part of England that sings with peace and rare wildlife. It would undoubtedly be a national park if so much of it hadn’t been commandeered by the military. But there is a place to stay on its bordersThe small white signs with red lettering are dotted through the landscape: “Military training area – keep out”. It adds to the eerie feel of unusually quiet roads and twisted Scots pines, which gather the long summer dusk around them.But when we arrive at our accommodation on an old farm bordering a forbidden area where the British army conduct secretive manoeuvres, the whole place sings with peace. A red kite cavorts in the breeze over handsome parkland, a cuckoo calls and, down by the Wissey, a gin-clear chalk stream, reed warblers chunter from deep within the rushes. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Summer in Europe’s lakes and mountains: 15 of the best holidays

With cooler air, fewer crowds and lower prices, the mountains make a great alternative to the coastAll Italians race to la spiaggia in summer, leaving the hinterland marvellously empty. Tuscany gets a lot of love, but travel one region over to Umbria and Monti Sibillini national park bewitches with views of the Apennines and eyrie-like, honey-coloured hill towns such as Castelluccio, soaring above a plateau of brightly coloured poppies, cornflowers and daisies. It’s a gorgeous spot for hiking, biking and tracking down a trattoria to dig into specialities such as wild boar with locally grown lentils. You’ll find some of Italy’s finest salami in butcher shops in Norcia, as well as black truffles on the menus of restaurants such as the Michelin-starred Vespasia, which is in a 16th-century palazzo. Alternatively, you could join a tartufaio and their dog to head into the woods on a truffle-hunting tour.How to do it Organic farm Agriturismo Casale nel Parco dei Monti Sibillini (doubles fr...

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8 d. ago ‘Touron’ sparks outrage after walking toddler up to wild bison inside Yellowstone National Park: ‘I was shocked’

The shocking incident was captured on video, with one observer referring to the adult responsible as a ‘touron’ – a mix of ‘tourist’ and ‘moron’

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8 d. ago Two women dead after 'incident' at Eryri National Park after cops pull them from water

This is a breaking news story and is constantly being updated as the story develops

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8 d. ago Two women die after being pulled from water in Eryri national park

Officers were called to reports that one woman had been pulled from a pool close to the Watkin Path in Nant Gwynant, Gwynedd

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9 d. ago Prince William's desperate mission as 'things need to change' at Dartmoor

Dartmoor National Park faces greater heat stress for crops and livestock in summer and increased and more extreme rainfall in winter, according to the Met Office's research

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9 d. ago Harrowing moment hiker saw friend 'freefall 65ft to death' on dangerous mountain walk

Maria Eftimova, 28, was out hiking in the Welsh mountains with pals when she suffered the fatal fall on the 3,000ft high Tryfan mountain in Wales' Snowdonia National Park

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