2 Grand Canyon flooding victims photographed on hiking trip in days before deaths - Fox News
Two men from Texas have been confirmed as victims of a flash flood in the Grand Canyon, while a third member of their group remains missing. Search and rescue operations were complicated by severe weather, though dozens of other hikers were successfully evacuated.
Why it matters
This incident highlights the extreme dangers of flash flooding in desert environments and the logistical challenges of search and rescue in remote national parks.
The two victims whose remains were found after flash flooding swept through the Grand Canyon were seen photographed on the same trip prior to the deadly incident. The families of Texas chiropractor John Giusti, 46, and martial artist Brent Rosenkranz, 42, identified them as the two people whose bodies were recovered, according to Hannah Barricks, a liaison for the families. She told The Associated Press that a third friend, Timothy Smith, 53, went on the trip with them and remains missing as of late Monday. All three men had ties to Granbury, Texas, and their families said they planned "several days of hiking, camping, fishing and exploring together," the AP also reported. The men spoke to their families Thursday and found their campsite Friday at the bottom of the Grand Canyon, the three families said in a joint statement released earlier Monday through Barricks.
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