At least two people are dead after
swept through parts of the Grand Canyon over the weekend, while one of their friends is still missing on Tuesday.
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one → sweep → Tuesday
Dr. John Giusti, a 46-year-old chiropractor from Granbury, Texas, was killed, according to a family statement.
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Giusti → kill → statement
Brent Rosenkranz, who was 42, also died, according to a family representative.
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who → die → representative
Search and rescue operations were expected to continue Tuesday for 53-year-old
, who was raised in Granbury and living in Wyoming.
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who → expect → Wyoming
The three men entered the Grand Canyon on Friday and hiked to Bright Angel Campground, their families said.
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families → enter → Campground
Their plan was to spend two nights exploring trails near the bottom of the canyon and go fishing before moving on to Havasupai Gardens, which the park says is a "frequent stop for hikers and mule trains traveling up and down the Bright Angel Trail," before finishing their hike, according to a statement from their families.
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park → spend → families
"Our families are profoundly grateful to the search-and-rescue personnel working to bring our loved ones home and to everyone who has prayed for us, reached out, offered help and surrounded our families with love," the families said Monday.
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families → search → love
Giusti's family described him as a devoted father of three daughters and "a real-life superhero."
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family → describe → daughters
Rosenkranz, a husband and father of three sons, was a "lifelong martial artist who has dedicated much of his life to teaching and mentoring young people," his family said, before family representative Hannah Barricks later confirmed he died in the flooding.
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he → dedicate → flooding
"As an ATA martial arts instructor and school owner, Brent has made an impact on generations of students, but his family says the role he prizes most is simply being there for the people he loves," the joint statement said.
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statement → make → people
Smith, also a husband and father of three, "loves the outdoors, exploring and helping others.
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Smith → love → others
Hiking and camping with his family are among the things he loves most," his family said.
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family → hike → things
Authorities initially said about 15 people were missing after the flooding, but as of Monday night, that number had dropped to one.
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number → say → one
Dozens of people had to be rescued after heavy rain caused flash flooding in Bright Angel Canyon and Phantom Ranch areas of Grand Canyon National Park.
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rain → have → Park
More heavy rain on Monday hampered continued rescue efforts.
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rain → hamper → efforts
In just the past two days, the Grand Canyon was hammered by almost half a year's worth of rain.
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Canyon → hammer → rain
Rolling bands of rain pummeled the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Monday, preventing the Arizona Department of Public Safety, which rescued 61 people over the weekend, from using its helicopters for rescue flights all day.
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which → roll → flights
Over the weekend, as creeks began to swell and masses of muddy debris clogged rivers, rangers ordered dozens of hikers to run.
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rangers → begin → hikers
Among those racing to safety were Erica Viola and her boyfriend.
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Viola → race → safety
"He's yelling at me, 'Run, run,' and I'm going, 'I can't run any faster.
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I → yell → me
I'm going to just die.'
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I → go → ?
I knew if I didn't run, we weren't going to make it," Viola told CBS News.
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Viola → know → News
"Five minutes later we would have been washed."
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we → wash → ?
Ten minutes later, the footbridge they had used to reach safety was gone.
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they → use → safety
It was among the infrastructure within the park that was wiped out by the floods.
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that → wipe → floods
"Nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed, eliminating pedestrian access across the creek," the National Park Service said Sunday.
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Service → span → creek
Viola and her boyfriend were airlifted to safety a few hours later.
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Viola → airlift → safety
Steve Kramer managed to hike out, but he was exposed to yet another danger: falling rocks.
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he → manage → danger
"All the people down in the canyon there, there's just nowhere to go and nowhere out," Kramer said.
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Kramer → be → canyon
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