After an extensive search around Mount Edith Cavell for a missing young couple, RCMP confirmed two bodies have been found.
Matthew Kozak, 32, and 25-year-old Zabrina Paige Ferrier, had not been seen since Sept. 18 and were reported missing by family members.
Their SUV was found in a parking lot at Mount Edith Cavell on Monday, Sept. 21, and Jasper RCMP, together with Parks Canada Visitor Safety Specialists, conducted ground and air searches Sept. 22.
Last night (Sept. 22) at about 6 p.m., Parks Canada Visitor Safety personnel using a helicopter located two bodies in the Verdant Pass area, Corporal Deanna Fontaine, RCMP Media Relations Officer, said in a media release.
Given the remote location and the loss of daylight, the recovery could not be completed at that time.
Jasper RCMP, along with Parks Canada Visitor Safety personnel, recovered the two bodies this morning.
Fontaine said they are believed to be the missing couple, Matthew Kozak and Zabrina Ferrier, from the Forestburg and Galahad area of Alberta.
It is believed the couple were hiking and succumbed to their injuries after falling from a steep bank in the area, she added.
Jasper RCMP, along with the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, continue to investigate.
Family members have been advised and no further updates are anticipated.
