Canadian skyrunner goes missing during training session for Matterhorn record attempt

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Canadian skyrunner Kalie McCrystal went missing during a training session for a Matterhorn ascent record attempt in the Alps. She was last seen after reaching the summit and beginning her descent on the Italian side of the mountain.

Canadian athlete Kalie McCrystal has gone missing during preparations for a record attempt in the Alps. McCrystal, from Squamish in British Columbia, was on a “reconnaissance/training session” in the run-up to her attempt at ascending and descending the 14,692 ft (4,478m) Matterhorn on the Swiss-Italian border. According to the Skyrunner World Series, the 38-year-old was last seen on Tuesday after she had reached the Matterhorn’s summit and was descending the Italian side of the mountain.