The body of 29-year-old Jetal Agnihotri, of Tuscon, Arizona, was found in the park on Monday, Aug. Zion National Park near Springdale, Utah, is pictured on Sept. Hiking through the Narrows can be challenging when the flow of the river is over 70 cubic feet per second, and the area of the park is typically closed when the flow exceeds 150 cubic feet per second. Shafer said search teams were closely monitoring weather conditions since "several seasonal-monsoon rains increased flow in the Virgin River to a peak of more than 1,100 cubic feet per second." The river was flowing at about 50 cubic feet per second when the search-and-rescue team ended their search. "Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family," said Jeff Bradybaugh, Zion National Park's superintendent.īoth the National Weather Service and Washington County, Utah, had issued flood warnings for the park area on Friday. The Washington County Sheriff's Office said investigators are working with Zion Park rangers and the medical examiner to determine the cause of death. "Now I wish that I did ask her not to go," Javadian said. Mostafa Javadian, who was with Agnihotri before she disappeared, told KSL-TV that he and another friend had left the area after hearing about the forecast for flash flooding but that Agnihotri wanted to stay and explore The Narrows. Rescue efforts continue in the park with a team of 20+ out searching. The brother of the AZ woman who went missing in during flash floods on Friday, believes this video captured by a hiker is his sister, Jetal Agnihotri, 29.
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