A man is dead after a natural gas leak in southern Alberta Thursday afternoon.
Emergency crews were called to a rural property off Highway 549 north of Turner Valley at around 1:45 p.m.
Once fire officials determined the property was safe to approach, EMS declared the man dead at the scene.
According to RCMP, the man was digging in a field when he struck and ruptured a natual gas line. He was overcome by the gas.
EMS says a second man was at the property at the time of the gas leak, but he was not harmed.
