Eleven adults were stranded across four separate groups when flash floods swept trails at Bryce Canyon National Park on Monday afternoon, and two of them were hospitalized after showing signs of hypothermia. It was August 24 in southern Utah.
A severe monsoonal storm hit the park around 2 p.m., bringing heavy rain, hail, lightning, mudslides and a sharp temperature drop, and sending water down several of the park's most heavily used routes, including Fairyland Loop, Navajo Loop, Queen's Garden and Peek-a-Boo Loop. Severe lightning initially delayed responders. Fifteen to twenty first responders from the Garfield County Sheriff's Office, its search and rescue team, county emergency medical services and the park service reached the groups and walked them out between about 2:30 and 5:30 p.m., FOX 13 reported. No serious injuries were reported, and everyone was accounted for. State Route 12 was closed temporarily and has since reopened.
