Capitol Reef National Park hikers in Utah describe flash flooding, escape: 'The road's gone'
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Hikers are speaking out just days after being trapped amid dangerous flooding at Utah's Capitol Reef National Park. Authorities said there were no major injuries.
The Scenic Drive, Grand Wash, & Capitol Gorge all experienced flash floods on Thursday. These roads remain closed. Search & Rescue teams were able to rescue all visitors from these areas by 10 pm last night. NPS photo: vehicle swept away in a flood, no one was inside at the time. (Credit: NPS Photo) Vehicles in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park were swept away in flash flooding, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Utah's Wayne County Sheriff's Office) A truck in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park was swept away in flash flooding, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Utah's Wayne County Sheriff's Office) Vehicles in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park were swept away in flash flooding, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Utah's Wayne County Sheriff's Office) A truck in Utah's Capitol Reef National Park was swept away in flash flooding, Thursday, June 23, 2022. (Utah's Wayne County Sheriff's Office) North America, USA, Utah, Fruita, Capitol Reef National Park, West Cliffs Water pocket Fold, vistas along Notom Road. (Photo by: Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Vehicles drive through Capitol Reef National Park outside of Torrey, Utah, US, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Hikers walk up Grand Wash at Capitol Reef National Park outside of Torrey, Utah, US, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Vehicles drive through Capitol Reef National Park outside of Torrey, Utah, US, on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. (Photographer: George Frey/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
They told the station on Friday that it started to rain five minutes from making it to the top of a mountain.
"We're wandering down, we're having a blast, we're watching water gush off the sides of the canyon and it's looking really cool. I'm following one of the waterfalls down with my eyes, and I was like 'Oh shoot, the road's gone,'" Orrin reportedly said.
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