Intrusive videos appear show 22-year- an old tourist from Arizona who gets swept away in terrible flood in Zion National Park in Utah three days before her body was found.
Video shared by KUTV2 shows at least two people clinging to broken pieces of trees as they sweep past in flow of dirty water.
One woman yells “Daddy!” one of two people visible in clip as another helpless bystander gasps, “Oh my God!”
brother of Jetal Agnihotri – whose body was found Monday after mass searches – fears that chilling footage captured final moments of his sister, who it was previously revealed that he can’t swim.
“We think it’s her”, brother Pujan Agnihotri, told the local station.
His sister was on a trip with friends through the famous slot canyon called The Narrows on Friday noon when group was swept downstream by flood waters that overtook the Virgin River.
Monsoon rains intensified amount of Water flows there at a staggering 8,229 gallons, according to officials.
park rangers fast found injured hiker who several hundred yards were carried downstream, as well as several tourists who were isolated by the flood on elevation.
Rescuers initially believed that everyone was accounted for for – before hours later, when someone reported Agnihotri was still missing late Friday night, the National Park Service said Tuesday.
The park rangers searched all night with additional help mobilized next day, with fast water trained rescuers, search dogs and more More than 170 emergency services are involved, according to the National Park Service.
Tucson tourist body was finally found Monday, about 6 miles south of where she was swept away by the Narrows, officials said.
“Our deepest condolences out to friends and family of Jetal Agnihotri,” said Zion National Park Superintendent Jeff Bradybaugh.
