In a heart-breaking development, an Indian American named Jetal Agnihotri was found dead after she was swept away during flash flooding at Utah’s Zion national park. Utah's Zion national park flash flood has turned out to be fatal claiming the life of Jetal Agnihotri despite the fact National Weather Service and Washington County had issued warnings about the worsening weather. As per US media reports, Jetal was 29 years of age and was from Tucson, Arizona.
Furthermore, in the Zion National Park flash flood incident, it has been reported that Jetal's body was found on Monday about 6 miles (9.6km) south of the area where she was swept away by floodwaters, ending a four-day search. Jetal was hiking with her friends through a well-known slot canyon called The Narrows when the group was swept downstream by flash floodwaters overtaking the Virgin River. Notably, the rest of the friend's group made it to safety, Indian-American woman was washed away in the strong streams of the flash flood.
Indian-American woman swept away by floods found dead
Following the Utah Flash flood incident, a massive search operation was carried including wift water trained rescuers, search dogs, and more than 170 emergency responders. Jetal's brother was quoted by US media saying that his sister did not know how to swim. Slot canyons in Zion National Park can be as narrow as windows and hundreds of feet deep in certain parts.
As per the National Park Service, floodwaters had increased the amount flowing through the Virgin River by up to 8,229 gallons (31,149 liters) during the monsoonal rains that swept Agnihotri downstream.