The RCMP is looking for more information about hitting and running on Highway 1 in the Canmore area, in which a 20-year-old woman died.
The woman’s parents are also asking the public for details about the event, days after it happened.
Global News identifies the victim as Ariana Blackwood.
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A Facebook post said Blackwood turned 20 on Sunday, apparently hit by a vehicle on the highway that morning.
“We are absolutely devastated and devastated by this tragic loss,” wrote Jody Blackwood. “We ask for help and ask anyone who may have any information or may have seen something to come out and contact the local (RCMP) team.”
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On Sunday morning, police diverted traffic east on the Trans-Canadian highway on the Bow Valley Trail.
Police say Blackwood’s body was found by a passerby near the Canmore Information Center.
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On Thursday afternoon, the RCMP said it was looking for CCTV footage from 2:30 a.m. to 3:50 a.m. Sunday from homes or businesses in the area between Canmore Hospital and the Canmore Information Center.
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“Investigators are looking for any information about the movements of a slender blonde woman wearing light blue jeans and a black shirt with sleeves,” the RCMP said in a statement.
They also hope that anyone who has a record of a woman walking in the same area between 3 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. will turn them over to police.
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Canmore Mayor Sean Krausert said it was too early to say whether the death could have been prevented.
“I think the important thing right now is the condolences and consolation of Ari’s family as they grieve.
A 2018 petition called on the city of Canmore to build a footbridge covering Highway 1.
The city’s budget for 2022-2026 promises “a comprehensive transport network of streets, roads, bridges, sidewalks, paths, parking lots and transit that move us through the city.”
Information about the incident can be transmitted to the Canmore RCMP at 403-678-5519 or anonymously through Crime Stoppers.
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