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RESCUE teams are searching for a woman who went missing after National Guards had to help evacuate an area following massive flash flooding.
33-year-old Chenoa Nickerson went missing after floods swept one of the most remote areas in the country.
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Nickerson was hiking in the Havasuapi Indian Reservation in Arizona. about a half-mile from the Colorado River, when flooding occurred on Thursday morning, ABC affiliate KNXV reported. Law enforcement believed she was swept away by the floods.
The National Guard managed to evacuate 104 other tourists and tribal members from the Grand Canyon area but are still searching for the lone hiker.
“My heart is with all of the people impacted by the flooding in Havasupai, including Tribal members and visitors to the area. I am closely monitoring the situation and we have deployed the Arizona National Guard to get people to safety,” Governor Katie Hobbs after the evacutaion.
“The safety and security of Arizonans and all those who visit our state is always my top concern, and I’ll continue working closely with leaders on the ground to protect the Havasupai community.”
Hobbs stated that the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs is coordinating with tribal, state, county, and federal agencies to help with evacuation efforts and to find Nickerson.
The Havasuapi Indian Reservation is one of the most desolate areas in the continental United States and is only accessible by mule, helicopter or foot, according to The Associated Press.
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