NEW YORK: The Indian American woman who had been lost in a flash flood in a national park has been found dead after four days of searches, said park spokesperson Jonathan Shafer.
Jetal Agnihotri's body was found late Monday in the Virgin River in the Zion National Park ending a search by 170 people, he said. Her brother informed the CBS network affiliate station KUTV that she had passed away, saying, "She is gone." Park superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh expressed his condolences to Jetal Agnihotri's friends and family. Park rangers rescued the injured and stranded hikers barring Agnihotri who had separated from the group and when she was reported missing later on Friday, park officials started the search, Shafer said.
The 29-year-old PhD candidate in hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona vanished on Friday while hiking with a group at the park in Utah State when the flash flood swallowed them.
With the exception of Agnihotri, who had broken away from the group, park rangers rescued the injured and trapped hikers, according to Shafer. When Agnihotri went missing later on Friday, park officials began a search for her. Nearly ten miles from her last known location, her body was found.
Personnel from the several National Parks Service and Forest Service areas, firefighters, local sheriffs' officers and a search dog team joined the search.
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