UPDATE: The Highway has reopened.

RCMP are on scene assisting Kananaskis Emergency Services with a backcountry rescue. STARS air ambulance has been dispatched and the RCMP will be blocking off a portion of Hwy. 40 north of Hwy. 742 to facilitate STARS.

It is unknown how long traffic will be affected.

RCMP Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says details on the rescue are not being released at this time.