Arizona
Search for Smith after Grand Canyon flood still a rescue, not recovery
UPDATED · Thu. evening EDT
As of Thursday afternoon, NPS still called the hunt for Timothy Allen Smith, 53, of Star Valley Ranch, Wyoming, a search-and-rescue — not recovery — five days after the Aug. 29 Bright Angel Canyon flash flood. Giusti and Rosenkranz of Granbury, Texas, were identified earlier. BORSTAR, drones, K-9s continue; family traveled to Texas while search continues.
Bright Angel corridor after Saturday’s debris flow · NPS / pool
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Cowboy State Daily, AZFamily, and national desks still treat the Smith search as an active rescue five days after the flood, with coverage centering the Wyoming hiker’s family and the continuing BORSTAR-supported effort.
Sources: Cowboy State Daily · AZFamily · Associated Press
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NPS and AP operational briefings emphasize that the Smith hunt remains search-and-rescue, not recovery, with drones, K-9s, and BORSTAR still working the Bright Angel corridor after the Aug. 29 flash flood.
Sources: National Park Service · Associated Press · Cowboy State Daily