Hikers Describe Intense Rain and Wind Before Floodwaters Ravage Grand Canyon
Officials say the park’s day-hiker permit gap left them unable to quickly track everyone on the trails.
- Rescuers continue searching for one missing hiker at Grand Canyon National Park following flash floods on Saturday that claimed two lives.
- Muddy floodwaters roared through Phantom Ranch near Bright Angel Creek on Saturday, swamping the historic 1920s lodge after a monsoon storm brought intense rainfall.
- The National Park Service airlifted more than 80 people from the canyon, while 62 others were evacuated from campgrounds and trails by park rangers.
- Elizabeth Peace, associate deputy director of communications for the U.S. Department of the Interior, confirmed all but one hiker are accounted for based on the park's permitting system.
- Brian Speciale, host of "The Grand Canyon Hiker Dude Show" podcast, noted that requiring day-hiker permits remains logistically complex, as climate change intensifies extreme weather events.
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