Video shows how visitors to the Grand Canyon find shelter in a cave during a flood

A cascade of muddy rainwater turned Grand Canyon National Park into a temporary safety hazard last week after a flash flood caused devastating flooding that left one woman dead and several people stranded.

The flash flood hit Havasu Canyon, a side canyon about 30 miles west of Grand Canyon Village, Arizona, just before 1:30 p.m. Thursday, USA TODAY reported.

The National Park Service “immediately” dispatched resources to assist hikers stranded near Beaver Falls and to search for 33-year-old Chenoa Nickerson, a woman from Gilbert, Arizona, who was swept away.

Nickerson's body was found in the Colorado River on Sunday, three days after she was last seen at the river's mouth at Havasu Creek.

According to a report by the Arizona Republic, part of the USA TODAY Network, more than 100 people, including Carly Johnson, stranded by the flooding have been flown out of the area by the Arizona National Guard in recent days.

Everyone who had requested evacuation was evacuated by Saturday afternoon, The Republic reported.

Joelle Baird, a spokeswoman for the NPS, told USA TODAY on Monday that Nickerson was the only death reported in connection with the flooding, and that no injuries related to the flash flooding were reported on the Havasupai Indian Reservation, which manages the area above Beaver Falls.

Visitors find temporary refuge in cave

Carly Johnson was one of several people trapped in Mooney Falls when the flood struck Thursday afternoon. The muddy water came in waves, leaving them stranded in the canyon until they were evacuated.

A handful of people, including Johnson, took shelter in a nearby cave, temporarily shielding themselves from the brown fallout. The water can be seen enveloping the group on all sides, moving quickly and covering the surrounding area with brown mud.

Johnson wrote on Facebook that the group she was with was the last to leave the area on Friday. In the caption, she wrote that “the ladder was underwater when we got to the top of the chains. Once we got off the chains we saw a wall of water coming at us and were able to run into this cave.”

Tourists are prohibited from entering the area “until further notice,” the tribal council explains

The Havasupai Tribe Tourism Association announced on Facebook on Friday the indefinite closure of Supai Village, the community in Havasu Canyon, writing that the hiking trail, campground and waterfalls were “impassable” and the “damage was enormous.”

“Therefore, the Council has made the difficult but necessary decision to close Havasupai to tourists until further notice,” the post said.

Abbie Fink, spokeswoman for the Havasupai tribe, told The Republic that “no decisions have been made regarding the reservations affected by this closure.”

Officials were expected to arrive in Supai to assess the damage and begin cleanup and repairs. They wrote that the tribal council's immediate focus was on the “health and safety of tribal members and those who provide services in Supai.”

Contributors: Julia Gomez, USA TODAY; Sam Kmack, Rey Covarrubias Jr. and Jose R. Gonzalez, Arizona Republic.

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