While the rest of the group made it to safety, Agnihotri did not, prompting rangers to embark on a search mission that used swift water trained rescuers, search dogs, and more than 170 emergency responders, the National Park Service said. In September 2015, seven people drowned in a similar storm in the park and another 12 people died in a nearby town.Īgnihotri was hiking with friends through a well-known slot canyon called The Narrows when the group was swept downstream by flash floodwaters overtaking the Virgin River.
In previous years, similar floods have caused walls of water as tall as buildings, engulfing vehicles, rolling boulders and tearing out trees. It’s the latest reminder of the dangers of hiking in the narrow red rock canyons in the southern Utah park during monsoon season. Her death was announced a day after it was confirmed by medical examiners. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri," the statement said. She was discovered Monday about six miles (9.6 kilometers) south of the area where she was swept away by floodwaters, ending a four-day search, Zion National Park spokesman Jonathan Shafer said in a news release. Jetal Agnihotri (29) of Tucson, Arizona, went missing on 19 August when flash floods swept multiple hikers off their feet, forcing park rangers and officials to launch rescue operations, the CBS News reported on Tuesday. While the rest of the group made it to safety, Agnihotri did not, prompting rangers to embark on a search mission that used swift water trained rescuers, search dogs, and more than 170 emergency responders, the National Park Service said.New Delhi: An Indian-American female hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood four days ago at the Zion National Park in the US state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a senior official from the park. Her death was announced a day later after it was confirmed by medical examiners. Jetal Agnihotri, 29, of Tucson, Arizona, was discovered Monday about 6 miles (9.6 kilometers) south of the area where she was swept away by floodwaters, ending a four-day search, Zion National Park spokesman Jonathan Shafer said in a news release. SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - An Arizona woman has died after she was swept away during flash flooding four days ago at Utah’s Zion National Park, officials said Tuesday.
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