Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

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Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

by Stu Brandel » Thu Oct 02, 2014 3:05 am


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Re: Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

by Augie Medina » Thu Oct 02, 2014 9:04 pm

I was there last week and did the Narrows on Thursday. It started raining Friday afternoon and so my partner and I canceled our plans for more canyons. The two should never have been out there on Saturday given the clear weather forecast for the area.

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Re: Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

by fatdad » Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:36 pm

I find it interesting and ironic that the guy who more or less swam for it lived while his friend, who did what most of us thought would be prudent and waited it out, died. Sad. My condolescences to his friends and family.

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Re: Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

by Augie Medina » Fri Oct 03, 2014 7:35 pm

FatDad it is interesting. All other things being equal, I'd say it's still good basic advice to stay put and let the water level and flow recede. 'Course maybe the survivor was a particularly strong swimmer. Still, never should have happened. The storm was so bad they closed the park for a day.

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Re: Death in Zion Narrows Flash Flood

by Scott » Fri Oct 03, 2014 9:12 pm

who did what most of us thought would be prudent and waited it out, died.


Maybe, but we don't know that. He might have tried to swim out at a later time.


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