Grand Canyon Flash Flood Leaves Two Dead, 15 Others Missing

A flash flood in the Grand Canyon has resulted in two deaths and 15 people missing or unaccounted for. According to Bloomberg, the National Park Service reported the deaths and missing persons. The flood caused significant damage to infrastructure, including the destruction of footbridges that provided hiker access to the bottom of the inner canyon on the north side of the Colorado River, as reported by Global News.

The flood occurred in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon. MyJoyOnline Ghana reported that the flood wiped out footbridges and propelled boulders downstream. Sixty-two people have been airlifted out of the area. One of the victims, a 46-year-old man, was found on Sunday evening near Crystal Rapids along the Colorado River, according to MyJoyOnline Ghana, citing CBS News.

A survivor, Nikki Baggs, 41, described the experience as "terrifying". She and her friends had been at Phantom Ranch, a remote lodge at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, when the flood swept through the area. They were airlifted out of the area at around 21:30 local time.

Brief written by urgent.news from Bloomberg, Global News, MyJoyOnline Ghana — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.