A lady is lacking after a flash flood stranded a number of hikers within the Grand Canyon.
The flooding hit Havasu Creek round 1:30 p.m. native time on Thursday, the Nationwide Park Service stated in a information launch. Hikers had been left stranded above and beneath the placing, brilliant blue Beaver Falls.
Rescue efforts started promptly, park officers stated, with an preliminary flight to help stranded hikers taking off earlier than 3 p.m.
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Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was swept into the creek by the flooding, park officers stated. The Havasu Creek connects to the Colorado River. Nickerson is believed to have fallen into the creek a few half-mile from the place it connects with the 1,450-mile-long river, park officers stated.
Nickerson was climbing along with her husband, in line with CBS affiliate AZFamily, and was not sporting a life jacket. Her husband was rescued by rafters.
Nickerson is the one hiker not accounted for after the rescues. Search and rescue efforts stay ongoing, the Nationwide Park Service stated. Anybody with details about Nickerson is requested to contact park officers.
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A lacking particular person poster described Nickerson as a 5’8″ girl weighing about 190 kilos, with brown hair, blue eyes and tattoos.
The Havasupai Tribe, which provides hikers entry to the Supai space the place the falls are, stated on social media the world is closed by way of Sunday. The tribe stated it’s nonetheless working to evacuate the hikers affected by flooding.
