US Army helicopter rescue hundreds from Grand Canyon flooding

US Army helicopter rescue hundreds from Grand Canyon flooding | New York Post: The body of an Arizona woman who disappeared in Grand Canyon National Park after a flash flood days earlier was recovered Sunday, park rangers said.

The body of Chenoa Nickerson, 33, from the Phoenix suburb of Gilbert, Arizona, was discovered by a group rafting down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon around 11:30 a.m. Sunday, the park said in a statement.

Rangers recovered Nickerson’s body, which was transported to the rim by helicopter and transferred to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s office.

The flood trapped several hikers in the area above and below Beaver Falls, one of a series of usually blue-green waterfalls that draw tourists from around the world to the Havasupai Tribe’s reservation.

The area is prone to flooding that turns its iconic waterfalls chocolate brown.

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