A woman was rescued from the Mary Jane Canyon in Utah after she and her dog were swept into the steep gorge during flash floods, according to rescuers.
Montpelier, Vermont, residents Kimberly Pierce and Shanda Williams join 'America Reports' to explain how the flash flooding has impacted the community.swept the duo at least 150 feet down the gorge, officials said.
"The subject reported that she had been caught in the flood and carried ‘150-200 feet’ down the canyon," the Grand County Sheriff's Search and Rescue team posted on Facebook."She stated that she heard the flood coming and tried to get to higher ground. She reached a sand bank above the creek with her dog, but the rising water eroded the sand, sending both her and the dog into the flood waters.
The unidentified 38-year-old woman was rescued last Thursday night from the Mary Jane Canyon in Moab Utah, the sheriff’s team said. The woman managed to send an SOSThe Grand County Sheriff’s office received the woman’s
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