WASHINGTON COUNTY, UT. (THECOUNT) — A heart wrenching video shows missing University of Arizona graduate student, Jetal Agnihotri, being swept away by flood waters Friday at Utah Zion National Park before she would be found dead miles away on Monday.
Agnihotri, 29, was hiking with friends at the park, when a flash flood hit the area on Friday. Her body was discovered Monday near some sandstone cliffs, known as the Court of the Patriarchs along the Virgin River – 6 miles from where she originally went missing.
|
Advertisement |
Agnihotri had stayed behind when a downpour hit Zion, wanting to explore the Narrows before meeting up with her group. The Narrows is a popular hike, where people are often knee-deep in water as they traverse the winding trail within the park’s canyons, reports TMZ.
When Agnihotri didn’t show at a rendezvous, her party notified staff … and a multi-day search got underway with upwards of 170 professionals fanning out to look for her — an effort that included search dogs. Now, an autopsy will be done to determine her cause of death.
The video shows two people — a man and a woman — floating in debris-filled water that’s at an incredibly high level. The woman is barely visible, almost slumbered entirely as people scream and look on.
Agnihotri was a graduate student at the University of Arizona, and was expected to start school again in the fall.
DEVELOPING::
Geo quick facts: Washington County is a county in the southwestern corner of Utah, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the population was 180,279, making it the fifth-most populous county in Utah. Its county seat and largest city is St. George. The county was created in 1852 and organized in 1856 – Wikipedia.