"A canyon renown for its narrow, twisting limestone walls became a trap for 12 hikers on Tuesday when a flash flood filled it with a wall of water 11 feet high. The guide for several of the hikers survived, battered and his clothes ripped off by the force of the water, and the body of one woman was found yesterday. The other 10 are missing and presumed dead. The storm came without warning. A cloudburst 15 miles away sent heavy runoff down a normally dry wash in Antelope Canyon toward the unsuspecting sightseers. Rain had not fallen where they were hiking, said Benson Nez, a ranger on the Navajo reservation which the canyon runs through."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
(This brief newspaper article erroneously identifies the canyon walls as "limestone" instead of "sandstone".)
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Antelope_Canyon
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Antelope Canyon
4 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Antelope Canyon →
Related Quotes
"Located in deep, narrow limestone canyons draining into the in the vicinity of Wupatki Basin in northern Arizona are …"
"Antelope Canyon is just a deep crack in the of northern Arizona, so narrow that hikers can hold out their arms and to…"
"The most photographed in the world is carved from slickrock near the shores of . Nobody knows canyons like Arizona. A…"
"The Appalachian mountains are located entirely within the temperate zone, from about 33 to 48 degrees north latitude.…"
"The history of Appalachia is one of exploitation and extraction — and dogged resistance to both. This region, my fami…"
"Our farm is an Appalachian hollow, about 80% deciduous forest, 20% garden and pasture. Our farmhouse was built in 190…"
"Since ' came out in 2016, I’ve experienced countless people claiming to now “understand” where I come from and what A…"
"Members of the provided the first European descriptions of the . Following the golden rumors he heard in Florida, led…"