Body of Missing Grand Canyon Hiker Found After Flash Floods
The body of a woman who went missing during a devastating flash flood in the Grand Canyon was recovered on Sunday, the National Park Service confirmed.
Chenoa Nickerson, 33, was found dead by a commercial river trip on the Colorado River, the Park Service confirmed in a news release on Sunday. Her body was recovered by helicopter and transported to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office. The Park Service and the medical examiner’s office are conducting an investigation into her death.
Nickerson was hiking in the Havasu Canyon on Thursday when a catastrophic flash flood struck the region, catching dozens of tourists and local residents of the Havasupai Indian Reservation off guard.