On the early morning hours of August 16, 2022, the Medicine Hat Police Service responded to a report of a serious assault located at a campsite on the riverbank of the South Saskatchewan River in Strathcona Park.  As a result of this incident, a 19-year-old male was transported to the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital where he remains with serious, nonlife threatening injuries.  

The Medicine Hat Police Service’s Major Crimes Unit is currently investigating this matter and if you have any information that can assist, please contact the Medicine Hat Police Service at 1-403-529-8481.