The National Park Service (NPS) said search crews have located all but one person reported missing after a deadly flash flood devastated part of the Grand Canyon.
Thirty people were initially reported missing after the Grand Canyon flash flood, but rangers “worked tirelessly” to reduce that number, incident commander Dave Black told reporters Monday.
The powerful floods struck Saturday afternoon, washing away a footbridge and sending rocks downstream. At least two people were killed.
At a news conference Monday, Black said emergency crews “worked incredibly hard to get this situation under control.”
The response included airlifting dozens of visitors and staff from Phantom Ranch, one of the areas hardest hit by the flooding, he said.
The first 45 people were evacuated by air on Saturday, followed by another 37 people who were flown out by Sunday afternoon, Black said.
“We’ve had a very busy few days,” the official added.
Crews are expected to resume the search Tuesday morning for the remaining missing person in the area between Phantom Ranch and Cottonwood Manzanita.
Additional heavy rain is forecast overnight into Monday and Tuesday, increasing the risk of more flash flooding in the Grand Canyon.
Black said the two people who died were adult males but declined to provide further information about their identities.
The NPS previously said the body of a 46-year-old man was recovered near Crystal Rapids on the Colorado River.
Source: www.bbc.co.uk