A 33-year-old woman has been missing since Thursday following a flash flood in Grand Canyon National Park, officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Search and rescue operations are underway for Chenoa Nickerson, of Gilbert, Arizona, after she was swept into a creek Thursday afternoon during a flash flood, according to the National Park Service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The flash flood struck Havasu Creek shortly before 1:30 p.m. local time Thursday, the NPS said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The flash flood “led to several hikers being stranded in the affected area,” the NPS said in a press release<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n A rescue flight helped people who were stranded below and above Beaver Falls, though Nickerson remains missing, the NPS said. She was swept into the creek approximately a half mile above the Colorado River confluence and was not wearing a life jacket, the NPS said.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nickerson was last seen wearing a black tank top, black shorts and blue hiking boots, according to a missing person flyer. She is described as being 5 feet 8 inches tall and weighing 190 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes. Anyone with information on her is asked to contact the NPS tip line at 888-653-0009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for parts of Coconino County on Thursday, including along and around the Havasu Creek basin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The Grand Canyon’s Preventive Search and Rescue team assisted 455 hikers in 2023, according to the Grand Canyon Conservancy<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n