Zion flash flood5/28/2023 “Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri,” said Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh. It wasn’t until later in the evening that friends reported Agnihotri missing.Īccording to the NPS, more than 170 people participated in the four-day search. At that time, no hikers were reported missing. 19, Zion National Park rangers interviewed groups of visitors exiting the Narrows and Riverside Walk to ensure they were not missing a member of their party. Throughout the afternoon and evening on Aug. More than 20 park rangers and members of the Zion Search and Rescue Team deployed with flotation devices and ropes along the Virgin River prepared to reach visitors who might be in the water. Zion National Park maintenance staff who had been doing other work on Zion Canyon Scenic Drive immediately moved to positions along the Virgin River to monitor conditions there. Alan Alldredge of the Kane County Sheriffs Office. Rangers directed them to remain in place until water receded and then assisted them to safety. Two hikers are dead and one injured after being caught in a flash flood in a canyon on the Utah/Arizona border over the weekend. Other rangers hiked up Riverside Walk and found several hikers who were isolated by high water on high ground. A National Park Service ambulance transported the hiker to a hospital. Near the Temple of Sinawava, park rangers found an injured hiker who had been swept downstream several hundred yards. 19, the National Park Service immediately sent rangers to assess the situation and began mobilizing for a large-scale response. On Monday, Agnihotri’s body was found in the Virgin River near the Court of the Patriarchs inside the park, roughly six river miles south of the Narrows.Īfter receiving the initial report Aug. In response, park rangers continued monitoring the river during the night and mobilized additional searchers early on Aug. The Thomas family, from Washington state. Later in the evening, the National Park Service received a report of a hiker, Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Arizona, who was overdue from a trip in the Narrows. SALT LAKE CITY (KUTV) A family of experienced campers got a front-row seat to Tuesday’s flash flooding in Zion National Park, in southern Utah. The waterfall at the Temple of Sinawava, near where hikers were imperiled by a flashflood.
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