Chenoa Nickerson, 33, has been missing since Thursday afternoon, the NPS said.
A 33-year-old woman has been missing since Thursday after a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, officials said.
Search and rescue operations are underway for Chenoa Nickerson, Gilbert, Arizona, after she was swept into a creek Thursday afternoon during flash flooding, according to the National Park Service.
Chenoa Nickerson is seen in this undated photo shared by the NPS in hopes the public can help find her after going missing in the Grand Canyon.
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The flood hit Havasu Creek just before 1:30 p.m. local time Thursday, the NPS said.
The flooding “resulted in the stranding of several hikers in the affected area,” the NPS said in a press release on Friday.
Chenoa Nickerson is seen in this undated photo shared by the NPS in hopes the public can help find her after going missing in the Grand Canyon.
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A rescue flight helped people stranded below and above Beaver Falls, although Nickerson is still missing, the NPS said. She was swept into the creek about a half-mile above the confluence of the Colorado River and was not wearing a life jacket, the NPS said.
Nickerson was last seen wearing a black tank top, black shorts and blue hiking boots, according to a missing person flyer. She is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall and 190 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information about her is asked to contact the NPS tip line at 888-653-0009.
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Coconino County on Thursday, including along and around the Havasu Creek basin.
The Grand Canyon’s preventive search and rescue team assisted 455 hikers in 2023, according to Grand Canyon Conservancy.