SUPAI, Ariz. — The body of a 33-year-old woman who was swept away in flash flooding at the Grand Canyon has been discovered, according to the National Park Service.
Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Arizona, had been missing since Thursday afternoon when heavy rain triggered a flash flood that washed her into Havasu Creek in the Grand Canyon, about a half mile from where the creek meets the Colorado River, according to the NPS.
Nickerson’s body was discovered at approximately 11:30 a.m. Sunday by a commercial river trip near river mile 176 in the Colorado River, the park service said in a press release.
This photo shows Chenoa Nickerson of Gilbert, Ariz, , who went missing at Grand Canyon National Park after she was swept into a creek during a flash flood.
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Park rangers responded and recovered the body, which was transported to the rim of the canyon by helicopter and transferred to the …