Man dead after falling from equipment during Canada Day parade: Alberta RCMP

RCMP say Canada Day celebrations led to tragedy in a small northern Alberta community.

Mounties say a 45-year-old man was fatally injured during Monday’s parade in La Crete.

They say the man from Mackenzie County fell off the equipment he was throwing candy from. 

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Officers from Fort Vermilion were dispatched to assist emergency services.

Police are offering condolences to friends and family of the man who died.

La Crete is a hamlet of about 2,900 people located 670 kilometres northwest of Edmonton. 

This is a corrected story. A previous version implied the parade happened in Fort Vermilion.