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Man dies, women survive after vehicle gets stuck in snow in southwest Alberta

CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. – A man died trudging through heavy snow to get help for two women after their vehicle got stuck in the mountains of southwest Alberta.

RCMP say when the 71-year-old man failed to return, his wife and a friend who had stayed in the vehicle decided to hike out of the rugged area together.

The two women, who are 69 and 66, were found alive by police and a search team from the nearby community of Crowsnest Pass.

The women, who are from the Fort Macleod area, say the man left the vehicle to get help on Sunday afternoon.

His body was found on Monday morning in an area accessible only by snowmobile.

No names have been released.

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