Mounties seek help after body found on Highway 1 NW of Canmore
Posted May 12, 2026 8:56 am.
Last Updated May 12, 2026 9:21 am.
Canmore RCMP need help in their investigation after a dead body was found northwest of the city early Monday.
It started when calls came in from a motorist driving on Highway 1 between Exit 86 and 89, who found a body in the middle of the highway at around 12:30 a.m. on May 11.
After Mounties arrived and found the body, it was taken in for an autopsy in Calgary.
The victim was identified as a 24-year-old man from Canmore.
RCMP Cpl. Gina Slaney says investigators don’t believe this was an intentional incident.
“We don’t believe that this was an intentional hit-and-run. We feel that somebody may have hit this male and are unaware that they actually did it,” she said.
Mounties are asking the public’s help, seeking information from anyone driving along Highway 1 between Exit 86 and 89 from 11 p.m. to 1 a.m. on May 11-12.
Anyone with dash cam footage or any information is asked to contact Canmore RCMP at 403-678-5519 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS), online at www.P3Tips.com or by using the “P3 Tips” app available through the Apple App or Google Play store.
