More than 20 people may be missing after a major flash flood struck Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch in Arizona’s Grand Canyon National Park. Authorities evacuated 62 people, reported no injuries and warned of further flooding amid heavy rainfall
It took dozens of rescue crews and a team from the Grand Canyon National Park two hours to pull Wyatt Kauffman to safety on August 8 after falling off a ledge at the popular tourist site's North Rim, reports the BBC.
Coming as Biden is on a three-state Western trip, the move will help preserve about 1,562 square miles (4,046 square kilometers) just to the north and south of Grand Canyon National Park.
Biden will use the three-night trip to “continue to highlight the progress he's making across his agenda", particularly when it comes to climate change
They have requested Washington to expand the protected area around the canyon by incorporating 1.1 million acres of public lands into the Baaj Nwaavjo I'tah Kukveni Grand Canyon National Monument.
A total of 57 people were involved in the crash, which occurred at Grand Canyon West just before 10 am, Hualapai Emergency Operations said in a news release, as per CNN.
