Three mountaineers presumed dead after avalanche in Canada
- Climbers David Lama, Hansjörg Auer and Jess Roskelley missing
- Rescue efforts on hold for fear of further avalanches
Three world-class mountaineers were presumed dead on Thursday after an avalanche in the Canadian Rocky Mountains.
Renowned Austrian climbers David Lama and Hansjörg Auer, and American alpinist Jess Roskelley had been missing since a series of avalanches in Alberta’s Banff national park earlier this week.