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Grand Canyon Rescue Resumes

Helicopters continue to search for stranded campers

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(Newser) – Rescue operations resumed this morning in the Grand Canyon, as helicopters airlifted campers and residents stranded by severe flooding, the Arizona Republic reports. Around 400 people have been evacuated since yesterday, and rescue workers are still searching for 11 tourists who remain unaccounted for—although the local sheriff says it’s possible those individuals have already left the canyon.

26 evacuees bed down in a Red Cross shelter late yesterday in Peach Springs, Ariz.
26 evacuees bed down in a Red Cross shelter late yesterday in Peach Springs, Ariz.   (AP Photo)
Evacuees rest today in a Red Cross shelter in Peach Springs, Ariz., after being evacuated from a flooded area of the Grand Canyon.
Evacuees rest today in a Red Cross shelter in Peach Springs, Ariz., after being evacuated from a flooded area of the Grand Canyon.   (AP Photo)
In this photo released by the the National Park Service (NPS), a stranded rafter is lowered to shore by an NPS employee after being short hauled across the Colorado River Sunday Aug. 17, 2008 in the Grand Canyon. An earthen dam broke near the Grand Canyon early Sunday after heavy...
In this photo released by the the National Park Service (NPS), a stranded rafter is lowered to shore by an NPS employee after being short hauled across the Colorado River Sunday Aug. 17, 2008 in the...   (AP Photo/National Park Service)
Stranded rafters are joined by National Park Service employees before being hauled across the Colorado River yesterday during evacuation efforts at the Grand Canyon.
Stranded rafters are joined by National Park Service employees before being hauled across the Colorado River yesterday during evacuation efforts at the Grand Canyon.   (AP Photo)
People enter a Red Cross shelter late Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 in Peach Springs, Ariz. The shelter is housing those displaced by flooding along the western end of the Grand Canyon after heavy weekend rains caused flooding near Havasu Falls, a side canyon of the Grand Canyon.
People enter a Red Cross shelter late Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008 in Peach Springs, Ariz. The shelter is housing those displaced by flooding along the western end of the Grand Canyon after heavy weekend rains...   (AP Photo/Matt York)
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