Deadly Flash Floods Claim Lives of Hikers in Utah and Arizona Canyons

Two hikers in their fifties were found dead and one was rescued after flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall swept through Buckskin Gulch, a narrow gorge in southern Utah. The hikers had set off from Wire Pass, a trailhead that leads into Buckskin Gulch, and were experienced hikers on their way to Lees Ferry on the Colorado River. The area had been deluged by stormy weather, and the Bureau of Land Management and the Kane County Sheriff’s Office had issued an advisory to discourage visitors from continuing their hikes.