SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An Arizona woman has died after she was swept away during flash flooding four days ago at Utah’s Zion National Park. Zion National Park spokesman Jonathan Shafer said in a news release Tuesday afternoon that the body of 29-year-old Jetal Agnihotri was found Monday. That […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — An Arizona hiker is still missing at Zion National Park. More than two-dozen people are currently searching for 29-year-old Jetal Agnihotri, who was reported missing on Friday. Park officials fear the hiker may have been swept away by flash flooding. The Narrows and Riverside Walk […]
(Zion National Park, UT) — An Arizona hiker is missing in Zion National Park. The 29-year-old woman was reported missing Friday after flash floods in the Narrows area of the park. Crews were still searching for the woman last night. Another hiker was hospitalized after being swept away and injured […]
(Salt Lake City, UT) — Several Utah national parks and recreation areas could see flash floods later today. The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for portions of southern Utah, including Bryce Canyon, Canyonlands, Capitol Reef and Zion national parks. The weather services rates flash floods as […]
(Springdale, UT) — Roads through Zion National Park are back open amid an ongoing wildfire. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road between State Route 9 and the Lava Point area to allow for firefighters to contain the blaze. The road was reopened with a pilot car guiding traffic beyond the Kolob […]
(Springdale, UT) — Firefighters are monitoring a wildfire that’s burned more than 20 acres at Zion National Park. Officials closed Kolob Terrace Road last night after the fire was reported late in the afternoon. Firefighters from the National Park Service and partner agencies were responding to the fire last night.
(Zion National Park, UT) — Officials at Zion National Park say the Angels Landing Trail will reopen today following repairs to the chained, but treacherous, portion of the popular trail. Staff at the park have been working on repairs since Sunday to reattach a rock anchor that supports the trail […]
(Springdale, UT) — A popular hiking and climbing trail at Zion National Park is closed off to visitors. Rangers shut down Angels Landing to repair damage on the Chain section, but have not released specific details about what happened. The park just started a reservation system for Angels Landing this […]
(Undated) — First responders are warning hikers and climbers after two people were rescued at different locations in Utah. A hiker was helped from Mount Olympus by Salt Lake County Search and Rescue crews late Saturday night after injuring her ankle and knee. A climber was rescued from Kolob Canyon […]
(St. George, UT) — Zion National Park has closed The Narrows indefinitely due to high water from the snow run-off. That is in the Virgin River in the park with walls one-thousand-feet high and in some places only 20 feet wide. The Riverside Walk remains open. Visitors are also warned […]
