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Two dead and more than a dozen missing after 'terrifying' flash flood hits Grand Canyon
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Grand Canyon Hikers airlifted to safety after flash floods hit Grand Canyon trail Two people have died and 14 remain missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the Grand Canyon, the National Park Service (NPS) has said.
Nikki Baggs said she and her friends had just dropped off their belongings at a cabin in Phantom Ranch - a remote lodge at the bottom of the Grand Canyon - when they decided to venture out to enjoy the nice day. "The whole thing was terrifying," said Nikki Baggs, 41, who was among those to be airlifted out of the bottom of the Grand Canyon with her two friends.
On Monday, the NPS said that preliminary assessments indicate about 40% of the Transcanyon Waterline, which delivers water for visitors and approximately 2,500 residents, was damaged or destroyed in the flood. The NPS initially said it was looking for information about 15 people who were thought to be missing or unaccounted for.
It reported that flooding had caused significant damage in some areas and that trails in the area have been closed.
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- Grand Canyon Hikers airlifted to safety after flash floods hit Grand Canyon trail Two people have died and 14 remain missing or unaccounted for after flash flooding swept through parts of the Grand Canyon, the…
- "The whole thing was terrifying," said Nikki Baggs, 41, who was among those to be airlifted out of the bottom of the Grand Canyon with her two friends.
- Nikki Baggs said she and her friends had just dropped off their belongings at a cabin in Phantom Ranch - a remote lodge at the bottom of the Grand Canyon - when they decided to venture out to enjoy the nice day.
- The NPS initially said it was looking for information about 15 people who were thought to be missing or unaccounted for.
- It reported that flooding had caused significant damage in some areas and that trails in the area have been closed.
- On Monday, the NPS said that preliminary assessments indicate about 40% of the Transcanyon Waterline, which delivers water for visitors and approximately 2,500 residents, was damaged or destroyed in the flood.
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