Human remains have been found near Arizona’s Crystal Rapids following flash floods that swept through the Grand Canyon over two weeks ago, which also resulted in two fatalities and left one person unaccounted for. Authorities confirmed the discovery but declined to confirm whether the remains belong to the missing hiker. The National Park Service recovered the remains and handed them over to the county medical examiner for further examination.
Hiker Timothy Smith, 53, missing after late-August floods but officials decline to identify remainsHuman remains have been discovered near Arizona’s Crystal Rapids, over two weeks after a flash flood tore through the Grand Canyon, leaving two people dead and one person missing.National Park Service personnel recovered the remains, before transferring them to the Coconino county medical examiner’s office, the agency confirmed over email. Continue reading...