Frank Slide — the voices of 76 buried alive in Alberta's mountain disaster

The Frank Slide in Crowsnest Pass, Alberta, was one of the deadliest landslides in Canadian history. On April 29, 1903, at 4:10 a.m., 82 million tonnes of limestone crashed down from the peak of Turtle Mountain, burying part of the mining town of Frank and killing 76 people in less than 100 seconds. The slide covered over 3 square kilometres and buried the town under 30 metres of rock. Since the disaster, residents of the Crowsnest Pass have reported hearing voices from the slide area — cries for help, screaming, and the sound of rumbling rock that does not correspond to any actual geological activity. Some visitors to the Frank Slide Interpretive Centre have described seeing figures standing among the massive boulders at dusk, dressed in early 20th-century clothing, who disappear when approached. The slide debris field remains largely undisturbed, and it is widely believed that many of the 76 victims remain buried beneath the rock. Driving through the pass at night, with the massive boulder field visible in the headlights and the scarred face of Turtle Mountain looming above, creates an atmosphere that is genuinely unsettling. The Frank Slide is one of the most tangible connections between geological disaster and supernatural phenomena in North America.