Tuesday for Zion National Park, as the saturated area could be hit again with light to moderate rainfall. The National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings through 7:45 p.m. The group was in Keyhole Canyon, (PDF) which narrows to 6 feet across in parts and involves climbing, swimming and rappelling.īaker said the park received 0.63 inch of rain in one hour Monday.
Park rangers found the group's empty cars at the canyon's trailhead that evening. Someone who knew the group alerted park officials Monday that they hadn't checked in after their trip. The park doesn't close canyons until actual flooding occurs, which was around 5 p.m. Park rangers advised the group when they picked up their permit Monday that weather conditions were poor, but until canyons are closed, Baker said rangers leave it up to visitors to determine whether it's safe to continue their excursions. The other bodies were found later Tuesday afternoon, Baker said.īaker did not know if the bodies found were male or female. In the park, rescuers were waiting for water levels to drop before entering the canyon to search for the missing. Tuesday and a second body was found an hour later. The first body was found around 1:30 p.m. She didn't have further details on their identities. The group hailed from California and Nevada and were all in their 40s and 50s, Baker said. In Zion, rescuers were waiting for water levels to drop before entering the canyon to search for the missing hikers. One person remains missing from the small polygamous town of Hildale, Utah. The deaths come after 12 people died when fast-moving floodwaters on Monday swept away two vehicles near the Utah-Arizona border, about 20 miles south of the park. They went canyoneering before park officials closed slot canyons that evening due to flood warnings. In the town of Springdale, shuttles are operating on their normal routes and stops.Ĭontact David Wilson at Follow on Twitter.The bodies were found a day after the group of four men and three women set out Monday to hike down the canyon, park spokeswoman Holly Baker said. Rockville, Utah, just a few miles south of the park’s main entrance, received 10.8 inches of rain during the 24 hours ending at midnight Friday, according to the National Weather Service.Īs of Saturday, Riverside Walk and the Narrows are closed access to Angels Landing or most other destinations in Zion Canyon was not affected Emerald Pools and the Kayenta Trail remained closed because of rain Virgin River Narrows camping permits and top-down river hiking permits are canceled and park shuttle buses in Zion Canyon are operating at only stops between the Zion Canyon Visitor Center and the Grotto, according to the park service.
Rangers found hikers isolated by high waters on Riverside Walk and helped them get to safety Friday. “Park rangers and other members of the Zion Search and Rescue Team responded quickly to this event, and we are continuing our efforts,” Jeff Bradybaugh, Zion National Park superintendent, said in a statement.Īnother hiker who was swept downstream was injured and taken to a hospital. The teams are searching for hiker Jetal Agnihotri, of Tucson, Arizona, who was overdue from a trip in the Narrows, according to the park service. Friday, National Park Service officials received reports of the flash flood in the Narrows, near the Temple of Sinawava. Search and rescue teams were looking for hiker who was reported missing after a flash flood Friday.Īt around 2:15 p.m. (Patrick Connolly/Las Vegas Review-Journal) hiker remains missing at Zion National Park, two days after nearly 11 inches of rain in the area caused flash flooding. In this July 14, 2017, file photo, Zion National Park visitors walk along The Narrows, a river hike through the Virgin River, at Zion National Park in Utah.
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