Visitors describe Grand Canyon flash flood
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Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., said he heard what sounded like “a freight train smashing into a boulder” as a Grand Canyon flash flood consumed the landscape near his rafting group Saturday.
Timothy Smith, 53, remains the only hiker unaccounted for days after a storm Saturday unleashed a catastrophic flood in the Arizona landmark.
A routine hike through the Grand Canyon turned into a fight for survival when a sudden flash flood sent torrents of muddy water, rocks and debris through the canyon. Three women found themselves trapped during the storm and spent about five hours clinging to a rock ledge,
The National Park Service announced two deaths, one missing person and about 80 rescues after the August 2026 flooding in the popular national park.