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Storm rips through valley

Sunday morning Drumheller residents were getting a better look at the damage caused by Saturday night’s thunderstorm.

A violent storm ripped through the valley shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday night, and within the hour calm was restored. Almost immediately social media buzzed with incredible photos and videos of the storm rolling in, and the destruction it left in its wake.

Trees were uprooted, siding and roofs were torn apart and gardens flattened. There were also reports of power outages in different areas of the valley.

One of the most dramatic images from the storm is the toppled dinosaur at the Fossil World Discovery Centre.

Due to the damage, Dinosaur Trail Golf and Country Club posted on its Facebook site that it would be closed on Sunday, July 20 to allow the turf to heal and to clean up. It also put a call out to members, if they had the time to spare, to come out and help with the clean up effort.

The Encana Science Camps at the Royal Tyrrell Museum also fell victim to the storm and will have to cancel its programs this week. Camp director Morgan Syvertsen posted that the tipi camp was destroyed by the weather event.

RCMP Update: Sudden death near East Coulee

On July 19th, 2014, at about 9:30 am, Emergency Services from Drumheller and Dalum responded to a sudden death at a gravel pit in a remote rural location southeast of Drumheller. A 16 year old employee was working with a piece of large machinery when he was killed. RCMP investigation determined this to be a non criminal tragic incident. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is conducting an investigation. No names are being released.

Young man killed in gravel crusher, updated

From the Drumheller RCMP:

On July 19th, 2014, at about 9:30 am, Emergency Services from Drumheller and Dalum responded to a sudden death at a gravel pit in a remote rural location southeast of Drumheller. A 15 year old employee was working with a piece of large machinery when he was killed. RCMP investigation determined this to be a non criminal tragic incident. Alberta Occupational Health and Safety is conducting an investigation. No names are being released.

A young man died Saturday morning in a tragic accident crushing gravel at a location about 10 kilometres south of East Coulee.

Emergency responders were dispatched before 9 a.m. STARS was put on alert and the Drumheller and Dalum fire departments, Drumheller RCMP and Alberta Health Services EMS arrived at TWP 263 and Range Road 183.

A young man, believed to be in his late teens or early 20s, was tangled in a gravel crusher. He was dead at the scene.

The crusher was on a private site and was subcontracted to provide gravel to build well sites. Co-workers at the scene were visibly upset.

Investigation into the incident will continue and Alberta Occupational Health and Safety normally play a role in this type of investigation.

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