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Body of Missing Hiker Found After Grand Canyon Flood; More Than 100 Rescued

The body of a missing hiker was found on Sunday along the Colorado River after flash flooding in Grand Canyon National Park led to the rescue of more than 100 people.

Search and rescue efforts began on Thursday when flash floods swept 33-year-old hiker Chenoa Nickerson into Havasu Creek, according to the National Park Service. Her body was discovered by a commercial river group near mile 176 of the Colorado River on Sunday.

The National Park Service and the Coconino County Medical Examiner are investigating the incident, as stated in a news release on Sunday.

Severe flooding also prompted Arizona’s National Guard to use a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to evacuate 104 tourists and tribal members from a canyon within the Havasupai Tribe’s lands in the park on Saturday.

Monsoon-triggered flooding on Thursday led local authorities to close the area to tourists and initiate multiple emergency evacuations.

The Havasupai Tribal Council also closed the remote village of Supai, located 8 miles below the rim of the Grand Canyon, as announced in a news release on Saturday.

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs activated the Arizona National Guard to assist with rescue operations on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, which is surrounded by Grand Canyon National Park.

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