One person missing in Grand Canyon after two bodies found
One person remains missing after devastating flash floods ripped through the Grand Canyon, where officials rescued 80 hikers and recovered the bodies of two.
TL;DR
- Eighty hikers were rescued, and two bodies were recovered after flash floods hit the Grand Canyon.
- One person remains missing following the devastating deluge.
- The floods severely damaged the Transcanyon Waterline, the park's only water pipeline, leading to emergency water restrictions.
- Tourists have been barred from staying at lodges and hotels within the park as a precaution.
- The heavy monsoon rains, potentially exacerbated by El Nino, caused flash floods due to the canyon's steep, rocky terrain and lack of vegetation in burned areas.
- One victim has been identified as John Giusti, a Texas chiropractor, while the identity of the second recovered body is yet to be released.