By James Myers, OAN Staff
Saturday, August 24, 2024 2:15 p.m.
Search and rescue teams from Grand Canyon National Park were searching Friday for an Arizona woman who has been missing since being swept down a creek during a massive flash flood.
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The missing woman had been hiking in Havasu Creek, about a half-mile from its confluence with the Colorado River, when she was hit by flash flooding at 1:30 p.m. Thursday.
The woman has been identified as 33-year-old Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, according to the National Park Service.
She also said she stayed at a campground near Supai Village on the Havasupai Reservation.
The catastrophic flooding trapped multiple hikers in areas upstream and downstream of Beaver Falls, a beautiful, blue-green waterfall that draws visitors from around the world to the Havasupai Tribe Reservation.
The other hikers made it to a village just two miles from the campsite, where they waited to board the helicopter.
Gov. Katie Hobbs (D-Ariz.) activated the Arizona National Guard, including Black Hawk helicopters, on Friday night to help evacuate hikers from the village.
Meanwhile, the tribal council closed roads into the reservation after the flooding and told visitors with permits through Sunday not to come.
“We appreciate your patience and understanding as we consider the health and safety of visitors and tribal members,” the tribe’s tourism office said on its Facebook page.
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