In a Tuesday press release Cox said the declaration would help authorities give assistance to localities effected by the severe flooding. The New York Times said at least one person was injured in the floods after they were pulled downstream, though it is unclear if that person was the man in the video.įollowing the flooding which killed Agnihotri, Utah governor Spencer Cox declared a state of emergency which will remain in effect for 30 days. In front of him, a woman appears to be struggling to keep her head above the surface as he reaches for her. The terrifying footage filmed by her bother, Pujan, showed a man in what appeared to be a life-jacket clinging to a log rushing down the charging river. It is unconfirmed if the video shows Agnihotri's last moments ![]() The search party included 170 responders who worked tirelessly to find the woman, the superintendent added.Ī half-submerged object, which her family believe may be her body, was spotted floating in the river just ahead of a man, who looked as if he was wearing a life jacket. 'Our deepest sympathy goes out to the friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri,' Jeff Bradybaugh, Zion National Park superintendent, said in a statement. She was a graduate student at the University of Arizona enjoying an end of summer trip with her friends before school started back up. The flooding swept people off their feet in Zion, while elsewhere in the region people had to huddle inside the visitor center at Carlsbad Caverns National Park with limited food supplies for nine hours on Saturday.Īgnihotri's body was found in the center of the park near a trio of cliffs known as the Court of the Patriarchs, according to the New York Daily News. The Virgin River - which flows through the heart of Zion - flooded after the southwest was hit with a deluge of rain which left dropped up to eight inches of rain on parts of New Mexico, and left parks across the region flooded and under flash flood warnings. The friends were supposed to meet near the visitor center's parking lot, and when she did not show up, Agnihotri's friends called for help. The video shows an unidentified man being swept downstream, along with another person in front of him who appears to be partially under water.ĭespite flash flood warnings and not being able to swim, Agnihotri decided to brave a section of the park known as the Narrows - a riverbed flowing at the bottom of a steep ravine that requires wading through water on a good weather day.įriends said they decided to stay back when they heard about the flash flood warnings, but Agnihotri, rearing to go, went ahead to hike the Narrows on her own. Haunting footage taken by a bystander during the flooding showed two people struggling to stay afloat in the rush of water, and Agnihotri's family said they believe the video showed some of her final moments. Jetal Agnihotri, 29, was found about six miles downstream from where she was believed to have been swept up by the overflowing Virgin River on Friday. ![]() An Arizona woman who was swept away by flash flooding in Zion National Park in Utah last week was found dead on Monday.
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