One person has died and 15 others are missing after a flash flood hit the Grand Canyon, turning what one hiker described as a calm day into a frightening emergency.
The flood struck suddenly at the landmark, with people in the area caught up in rapidly changing conditions. A hiker said the day had initially appeared pleasant before panic broke out, describing people screaming as the situation unfolded.
The incident has left more than a dozen people unaccounted for. The available information confirms one death and identifies 15 people as missing, but further details about those involved have not been provided in the supplied material.
Flash floods can develop quickly and pose a serious danger to people in canyons and low-lying areas, where water levels may rise with little warning. In this case, the flood was described as terrifying by those affected.
The latest known situation is that one person has been confirmed dead and 15 people remain missing following the flooding at the Grand Canyon.
