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Arizona’s Grand Canyon Village — Officials from the Grand Canyon National Park have announced the discovery of Chenoa Nickerson’s body, three days after she was carried away by a flash flood in the Havasu Canyon area.
A sudden flood in Havasu Canyon on August 22 carried Nickerson and her husband away.
A gang of rafters rescued Nickerson’s husband, but she has gone missing.
After three days of searching, crews located Nickerson’s body around twenty miles downstream from her disappearance site, as reported by the National Parks Service.
According to the Grand Canyon National Parks Service, a commercial river excursion discovered Nickerson’s body at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at river mile 176 on the Colorado River. At the river mile 157.3, she vanished.
Upon receiving the news of the body’s recovery, rangers from Grand Canyon National Park proceeded to bring it to the canyon rim via helicopter. From there, it was sent to the Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Coconino County Medical Examiner’s Officer and National Parks Service investigators are looking into Nickerson’s death.
Additional details were withheld.
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After Nickerson’s body was discovered on Sunday, her family published a statement. Presented herewith is the complete statement.
Our sister Chenoa Nickerson (formerly Wolters) has been located. It is with deep sadness that we must inform you of the demise of our beloved Chenoa. Loss has weighed heavily on our hearts.
The members of the National Park Service Search and Rescue team deserve an eternal debt of appreciation from our family for their heroic, unselfish, and ceaseless efforts. Their commitment and effort have had an incalculable effect on us, and for that, we are eternally thankful.
To everyone so kind and supportive of us during this unfathomable ordeal, we are eternally grateful.
while we start to come to terms with the tragic death of our Chenoa, we ask for your understanding and privacy while we grieve and hope for an indescribable peace.
We are committed to keeping Chenoa’s memory alive and well so that her legacy may continue to shine. We shall remember her forever by preserving the happiness and love that she bestowed upon us.
The Arizona National Guard had to use helicopters to remove over a hundred individuals from Havasu Canyon following the floods. According to the Havasupai Tribal Council, the Havasu Canyon, Havasupai Campground, and Havasu Falls regions are closed forever.
