Key takeaways:
- Two hikers were found dead and one was rescued after they were caught in a flash flood while trekking the popular Buckskin Gulch slot canyon in southern Utah.
- The search for the group was launched Monday after the wife of one of the hikers called the sheriff’s office, concerned that she hadn’t heard from her husband.
- The tragic incident serves as a reminder of the dangers of flash floods and the importance of staying informed about weather conditions before embarking on outdoor activities.
Two hikers have been found dead and one has been rescued after they were caught in a flash flood while trekking the popular Buckskin Gulch slot canyon in southern Utah.
The search for the group was launched Monday after the wife of one of the hikers called the sheriff’s office, concerned that she hadn’t heard from her husband. Kane County Sheriff’s Lt. Allen Alldredge said the first man who was found dead was among a group of three hiking south to Lees Ferry across the Utah-Arizona border. The three men, all in their 50s, began their hike Friday but officials believe they were caught in the flooding event while continuing their journey Saturday morning.
The flash flood may have been triggered by an atmospheric river that has drenched the West this week and is producing high water flows in streams, rivers and slot canyons across southwest Utah, according to CNN meteorologist Robert Shackleford. The two hikers were found dead and one has been rescued after authorities believe they were caught in a flash flood while trekking the popular Buckskin Gulch slot canyon in southern Utah.
Although they couldn’t immediately confirm it was the man identified as missing earlier in the week, Alldredge said they “were very confident that it was our missing individual” and called off additional search.
The tragic incident serves as a reminder of the dangers of flash floods and the importance of staying informed about weather conditions before embarking on outdoor activities.
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