FLAGSTAFF, AZ — One person who went missing from a Colorado River rafting trip in the Grand Canyon has been found dead.
A park spokeswoman said Thursday that the rafter was spotted in the frigid river.
A second person was found uninjured. The flood hit as people on the trip were camped at the base of a narrow slot canyon almost 40 miles downstream from where their rafts launched.
Authorities initially believed two people had been swept into the river and launched a search by air, ground and water.
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The region has been desperate for rain but has recently been inundated with storms. More rain is expected, and the threat of flash flooding will remain through next week.
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