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More than 20 people are unaccounted for in Grand Canyon National Park, and dozens were evacuated after parts of the canyon were hit by “significant” flash flooding, officials said Sunday.
The National Park Service called for anyone who knows of hikers or backpackers who were in Bright Angel Canyon and the Phantom Ranch area on Saturday afternoon when the flash floods hit to provide information to park authorities.
“Grand Canyon National Park staff, in coordination with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, are continuing evacuation and response efforts and working to account for individuals who may have been in the affected area,” NPS said in a statement.
Authorities are also searching for anyone who may have been on the North Kaibab Trail from the North Kaibab Trailhead to Phantom Ranch, staying at Bright Angel Campground, or traveling or staying in the area known as “the Box” north of Phantom Ranch.
At least 62 people were evacuated from the popular tourist spot after the flooding caused significant damage, officials said.
“Nearly all footbridges spanning Bright Angel Creek were destroyed, eliminating pedestrian access across the creek,” NPS said in an earlier statement.
Officials said Phantom Ranch, Bright Angel Campground, Phantom Ranch Canteen, the North Kaibab Trail, the Black and Silver bridges and traffic to the Colorado River in the area are closed “until further notice.” A reopening date was not immediately available.
They also warned that additional thunderstorms and heavy rainfall are possible Sunday and Monday, which could “result in additional flash flooding, debris flows, rockfall and rapidly changing trail and river conditions.”
Handout/Grand Canyon National Park 
Phantom Ranch is a historic and extremely popular lodge close to the bottom of the Grand Canyon by Bright Angel Creek.
Park officials asked people to stay away from the closed areas and said the operator of the lodge, which is usually fully booked months in advance, will inform guests about the state of their reservations.
Grand Canyon National Park is ranked the fourth-most visited national park in the U.S., with 4,430,653 recreational visits in 2025.
