Days After She Went Missing, Indian-American Hiker Swept Away By Flood Found Dead

In a tragic incident reported from the US, a 29-year-old Indian-American female hiker, who got swept away in a flash flood last week at the Zion National Park in the state of Utah, has been found dead, according to a senior official from the park.

Swept away by flash flood

Jetal Agnihotri of Tucson, Arizona, went missing on August 19 when flash floods swept multiple hikers off their feet, forcing park rangers and officials to launch rescue operations, the CBS News reported.

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Her body was found on Tuesday in the Zion national park¡¯s Virgin River after a thorough rescue operation by the rangers, park superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh said in a statement. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri," the statement said.

Earlier, an Utah-based news-teller had posted an update about Jetal. Take a look.

¡°We believe it¡¯s her.¡±

The brother of the AZ woman who went missing in ?@ZionNPS during flash floods on Friday, believes this video captured by a hiker is his sister, Jetal Agnihotri, 29. Rescue efforts continue in the park with a team of 20+ out searching. ?@KUTV2News? pic.twitter.com/ngd2m0PG7w

¡ª Arielle Harrison (@ArielleHarrison) August 21, 2022

Zion National Park is among the United States' most visited recreation areas even though it frequently becomes hazardous and is put under flood warnings by the National Weather Service, the report said.

Floods can create danger for experienced hikers and climbers as well as the many novices who have flocked to the park since the pandemic bolstered an outdoor recreation boom.

Despite warnings, flash flooding routinely traps people in the park¡¯s slot canyons, which are as narrow as windows in some spots and hundreds of feet deep, the report said.

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Another hiker died on Friday

Earlier, a woman hiking with a group of friends in the Columbia River Gorge outside Portland, Oregon, died on Friday after falling approximately 100 feet and suffering a head injury, say officials.

Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office and firefighters from the Corbett Fire District responded to a report of the fall around 1:15 p.m., according to a news release from the sheriff's office.

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While en route, they received an update that the woman's injuries were life-threatening and that bystanders had started CPR, the release said. The hiker was pronounced dead when firefighters reached her, according to the release.

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