A flash flood in the Grand Canyon left these hikers with no escape
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Jessica Buscher, her younger sister Melanie McGuirk and their friend Katie Brink were hiking the Grand Canyon’s Rim to Rim when a torrent of water rushed toward them. They thought they’d prepared for the reality of a flash flood, but they never imagined that they’d be trapped in what the National Park Service calls “one of the most notorious sections” of the canyon. Subscribe to The Washington Post on YouTube: https://wapo.st/2QOdcqK Follow us: X: https://x.com/washingtonpost Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonpost/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/washingtonpost/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@washingtonpost Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/washingtonpost.com
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