They’re watching for anyone who may have gotten caught by the storm and are washing out of the canyon. This is common in desert areas. It could be completely sunny where you are located but the canyon starts to unexpectedly flood due to a storm miles away. It’s the most common way people die out there. There’s no danger where they’re currently standing…
Clearly you’ve never been there. It’s a huge wide-open wash area. And a tiny little crack in the wall. Even if it was 5 feet of water on the other side It’s reduced to inches once it hits the exit of the canyon With hundreds of feet on both sides to simply walk away from it.
@@JediMasterHilljr That's true, and with a little wind they can blow in fast. Most of us in Arizona know the danger. Out of towner's probably don't. Years ago I was in Louisville with people from all over the country. I told them about our washes and they didn't believe me.
@@laughtoohard9655 That should be common knowledge, especially if you are going to play the damn tourist in a gorge or a canyon. Unfortunately, tourists are tourists and they find a way to die everywhere they go. Where I live, they manage to drown themselves not giving a damn about the dangers of a beach or a Gulf and its currents.
I have been to this beautiful canyon...and it is stunning! But the dangers of flash flooding are extremely real! Several people have been killed in the canyons during the rainy season. Please be careful and heed all weather advisories! 🙏
I have seen a mountain stream about the size of a horses pee convert into a raging storm in 5 minutes at the base of a mountain. We could see some clouds to the north and sound of thunder but no rain. Only a sudden rise in water level. My sleeping bad and stove were washed away as we tried to drag the tent away. It was that fast. The volume of water surprising as it was was nothing matching the speed with which it rose. It seemed like going from zero to full blast in only about 10/15 seconds. Terrifying ! One had better always be cautious. ( Lower mountains of the Karakorums Northern Pakistan)
Incredible event to be a part of; until the 10 foot wall of water comes out of that cravat. Having lived in the desert I'd have been up the side walls and away from the wash the minute water started to gush through.
This is true but until you’ve seen it or someone has told you about it and how dangerous it is you may not understand. You wonder how someone could get to be an adult without knowing these things but not everyone has people around them who know or share.
I have been there many times I always check the weather b4 I go in even if it rains 60 miles away I won't go in that's always what kills people there any storm in a100 mile radious it should be closed to entry water is what made these canyons and u can't out run water in a slot canyon
I lived in the desert for years. If you see water running over the ground in a thin, wide sheet, get up high. Water runoff from mountains and hills will concentrate into gorges, old river beds, and roads. I would have been on top of those rocks, heading for the highest point possible away from openings where water can cannon through and hit you.
Actually, the safest thing is to go deeper into the canyon and go to the lowest point you can get. Also, jettison any flotation devices immediately, as well as your clothing. Additionally it’s wise to grab the heaviest stone or boulder you can hoist and keep it above your shoulders at all times.
Just because there is a foot or less of water at that current time doesn't mean that there isn't a massive wall of water on the way. It usually is a smaller amount up front, and just gets deeper and deeper as more comes along. They should be scrambling up the easily accessible sides (particularly the left side looks sufficient). They're down there playing in it. What stupidity...
That's people for you. Thankfully we are not all that stupid. Some people have never seen a disaster movie or if they had, they'd be far more concerned and get out of there quickly, as, like you say, they have no idea what is behind that small wave
@@andywomack3414 You don't have to have an experience first hand to recognise the danger. You probably haven't dangled by one hand from the top of a crane but you know that it's a stupid thing to do. I've never been even near a flash flood, however I have seen enough disaster movies and can use my own brains enough to think, "Hang on, this is not good. I'd better get out of here"
Is this the same area of Antelope Canyon where 12 hikers drowned years ago in one incident during a similar flash flood? Don't these people know that sometimes even boulders are picked up and carried by the strength of the water? Before you know it the flow can increase and you're carried along helplessly. I hope they're all alright and no one was injured.
Only a racist claims racism when obviously there is none. The question at hand concerning natural selection, is why in the world those people did not get out of possible danger at the beginning. No racism here Einstein
These tours are on Navajo nation land and operated by guides who are in contact with weather advisories. Note while water was pouring out, it appeared all persons had already evacuated. Upper canyon is only about 1/4 mile long with a flat, sandy bottom. Stunningly beautiful place.
+BlackCherry Gaby GOOD QUESTION,,,, Noooo Clue,,,(I wonder if the little kids are screaming,,cuz they have more common sense than adults,,,,,,WHO??? takes a risk like this with small children,,,,,,,,,i saw another video,,,,,,,there were 2 young boys (maybe 10 yrs old) out ALL ALONE - WITH BACKPACKS,,,ETC, SO THEIR MOTHER SAYS 'SURE HONEY,,,GO PLAY IN THE FLOOD WATER????????? LUCKILY A BIG MAN CAME ALONG,,,,(the 10 year old boys were Screaming TOO,,,,,,,
Linda Cirillo - - Just some friendly advice: If you want to be taken seriously, limit your overuse of punctuation (i.e. - ,,,, ????, etc.). If you were to use just one question mark or a comma, it gets your point across. Using more of them like that doesn't make your statement any more dramatic or help it reflect any more excitement. A lot of CAP'S make you appear as screaming too. Peace to you.
Unfortunately, if you are far up the canyon when that hits, you drown and the debris grinds your body into small pieces that are hardly ever recovered.
This is false. Fluid dynamics and gravity prove it. Just like panning for gold heavier objects sink and lighter objects pass along the top of the water. Thing that grind are gonna be rolling across the bottom While things that float wash over them and further down. Large objects like logs that float are simply just going to push little tiny bodies right out of the way. Heavier objects always win. Also if this were true everything at the bottom have a flood would also be completely ground up which is also not sure if you’ve ever seen flood footage. Finally go check a few news articles. Bodies are constantly found at the bottom of the debris field intact.
they were French and couldn't understand the English speaking guide who warned them of the incoming flood and told them to get out so they all drowned. the canyon has escape ladders now cause of the event
Upper Antelope canyon is a guided only tour, the real idiots are the guides, the people in this video are tourists who trust the guides to keep them safe; most have never been in a real slot canyon before. In this day and age with warnings via cell phones (or weather radio alerts when out of cell phone tower range - common in a lot of Arizona) and radar, stuff like this shouldn't happen. It's the pursuit of the almighty dollar that is behind this. I have been in many technical slots that you can't get out of relatively fast like Antelope, you learn to be very cautious during monsoon season and to avoid late afternoons.
I walked through this slot canyon several years ago and there was debris lodge between the rock face on each side 20 feet above the bottom. These slot canyons are extremely dangerous in Arizoma. The reason being the water could come from 30 miles a way and your caught in a flash flood.
I am from India. On a visit to Arizona in 2019, I went to see the Antelope Canyon and having seen videos of flash floods in slot canyons before the trip, I was worried right through even though we were assured that there are early warning systems in place to alert you in case of any flash floods. But my thoughts were always there as to what would happen if you were to get caught right inside one of those narrows with water gushing at you at 100 MPH. I guess you should make it compulsory to carry floats and safety belts on any such hike or trek through these narrow canyons.
@@wompbozer3939 That is the key difference between the US and the rest of the world....or at least it used to be prior to the ramping up of the nanny state. We used to be free to make our own retarted decisions.
Also, the leading edge of the surge is often a wall of debris - sticks, logs, trash, etc. Nothing really to float in, and it can rip you to shreds if you get caught in it.
Here's the thing....If people stand there watching, it means they anticipate something else coming !! Well.....the only thing that could be coming is BAD !! Really, really BAD. What's wrong with them ? It's not like Santa Claus is coming with gifts. It can only be BAD !
The worst thinking someone can have is, nothing's gonna happen in a situation like this. Then the results a few minutes later is devastating. I'd be demanding my feet to start running outta there!! Run Run Run!
+DiamondTearsBB Run? Where? Into the slot? Sure not a good idea. Downhill with the flood? Doesn't sound good either. Maybe staying there is the best option
Running, or carefully walking UPHILL is ALWAYS a good idea in a situation like this. Your demands of your feet are what makes you SMART... a SURVIVOR! Just mind your step cause smart rattlesnakes will be getting away from the water too.
@@ggurks run to the escape ladders that are drilled into the canyon for this exact situation. I know this is rocket science sorry its to complicated to figure out.
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon, and Lower Antelope Canyon. Wikipedia
Always remember that Tour guides, despite being very efficient in their work, work for money, that and their confidence in themselves, makes them take risks that a tourist would not know how to face with the speed of solving them, and many times they risk not to lose money.
I think there were people in the canyon that they were screaming at to get out. The people in the canyon may have simply tried to wait it out by climbing into a ledge, which is not a very smart idea, as the water level can rise quickly in a narrow space like that. The people standing around are actually waiting for the rest of the group to come out before leaving them there. There's far less risk for them, as the canyon will restrict the water that they would have to deal with.
@@PACstove but how could they know the water wasn’t going to keep rising, and isn’t that why the 3 on the left headed for higher ground? It looks like the water was starting to cover their feet.
@@PACstove ohhh I get it! You’re one of those guys stirring people up to add a little excitement to the YT experience! It’s called trolling, right? I’m pretty new to this so I better watch what other people do before I participate in the “victim” role. You seem kinda new to this too, but it looks like you’re going to specialize in absurdity, right? Who doesn’t like a moment of absurdity now and then to keep life interesting? Keep at it, champ!
@@PACstove look, I know I’m a dinosaur, ok? You don’t have to say it. I’m embarrassed now because I just learned that trolling has been around since the beginning of the Internet, and used to be called “flaming.” All my friends are laughing at me, but that’s what happens when you’re raised in an anti-technology cult in rural Idaho. So to answer your question, yes, I have left my neighborhood, but it took 20 years before they let me, and I’m just becoming accustomed to the real world. Thanks for making me feel bad, as if Father Cletus didn’t already scar me for life.
It's not a flash flood, its a river basin. They're common for that and common sense would tell you by the looks of the terrain. Then again 90% of people lack that common sense anymore
… and then … suddenly … the dismembered remains of a dozen lost hikers from the 1950s vomited forth, as if spewed from the mouth of a giant drunk, trying desperately to chug a "chocolate" McDonald's shake … to hide his earlier, depraved, choices … MWHAHAHAHAHA! ( sorta needed it )
why,oh why,are people playing in it?flash floods r extremely dangerous,water depth can rise quickly,current can be quite strong,and debris is a dangerous issue too.watch I time an animal or child swept away and then maybe a person would use common sense
🤣🤣🙄🙄 sacred land?? 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄 More like land we thought we could profit from... this is not sacred to them... funny how real sacred places around the world have many more regulations and some don’t even allow photos... here tourists are crammed in like sardines and yelled at... sounds real sacred 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 notice how the “sacred” Grand Canyon is treated by “native Americans” (who are really immigrants from Southeast Asia as humans aren’t native to the americas) vs the government side- the government side seems treated wayyyy more like a sacred site that the tribe side 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ I skipped the antelope canyon due to reviews and seeing trucks upon trucks of tourist you could see them taking there... I’ve been around the world and real sacred sites aren’t treated the way tribes treat “sacred” places... another place being a great example is the falls at the Grand Canyon... no group that considers a site sacred is going to allow tourists to come drink and swim around in a sacred area
I'm native stop being offended for other people. You are the problem with this country. Mind your own. I only tell people to respect a place on here if it's somewhere I go frequently and know
This isn’t smart. Someone needs to tell them about the ten dead German tourists….update. I stand corrected. It was French tourists and they had a tour guide from Los Angeles, but he wasn’t a canyoneer. Five people from his tour were killed and only he survived. I had thought he had tied in, but it was sheer dumb luck that the waves tossed him onto a ledge he could grab onto. All his clothes were sucked from his body and he was badly bruised. Six other people from other groups also were killed. Only one body recovered. From article from NYT.
"Hey, let's stick around to see if we can survive the flood." All we need now, is a guy w/ no teeth, clenching his 6 pack of beer, paddling on a cooler, being interviewed by CNN.
Antelope Canyon is a gorgeous place, but it's also a small area. Unfortunately the Navajos don't seem to care to regulate the amount of people visiting so a natural, beautiful place is now overrun with tourists.
It's all about how much money they can take in from the tourists. Look at that damn horrid thing they built overlooking the Grand Canyon. What a way to destroy your beautiful area!
With all the organization and safety precautions and early warning tech and risk assessment policies of the typical Indian reservation, it’s difficult to describe my shock...... not that I have spent 30 years of my life working with these people......
if this is out of Page Az i used to replace those tour truck's windsheilds. when it wld flash flood we would lay in the washes and slide as far as it would take us ha ha
You wouldnt be sliding in those canyons. When they fill with water, they are like being in a violent washing machine. The whirlpools would drown you. The fools in this video are tempting fate. The dumbass who runs across to the trapped side especially. The flood can intensify in a heart beat.
Looking at the thumbnail before watching the video, I didn’t see much danger. The water was moving from a very confined space to a wide open area with a loose sand ground. I had some concern for the people on the left but saw later in the video that they had escape routes behind them. You really have to be there to assess the danger.
Franklin....assess the danger? I agree we should not panic. But the children screaming indicates their level of panic. The danger in these situations is upon you suddenly and without more than the most subtle warning. Sometimes less, sometimes more. Your cavalier attitude toward the danger is reckless. I think it best said by a local....see one cloud , don't go near this place.
@@Crtnmn Yes. But with the children screaming, apparently in fear, why do the parents stay there and subject their children to that? All that teaches children is that when a bad natural phenomenon occurs you just stand there and scream. You're helpless and hopeless because you don't move. That's what children learn. If I saw one of my children afraid like that I would of course talk to them to calm them down but I would certainly move them away from the location which is producing the fear, while talking to them about assessing the situation and figuring out when, where, and how to extract yourself and others from a potentially life and death situation. You ACT to save yourself and others, you don't just stand there and scream. It's been my lot in life to have been in many life and death situations and I've always noticed that there are some people who just stand there, frozen in fear. Not me. At times like that I have the opposite reaction -- I get flat calm and everything seems to be in slow motion. There have been several times when people have just been standing there and I've thought to myself "Why isn't anyone doing X,Y, or Z?!?" And then I'll go do it myself and direct others accordingly. I hate people who panic -- at that point they are just in the way and worse than no help at all. To them I either say "Get out of my way. I have things to do" or just think that and don't waste my breath. Because I have things to do. Sometimes I'll think "If you're just going to stand there, why don't you take out your cell phone camera and film your own death? Do that and at least you'll be a RU-vid star."
@@4thamendment237 this is not about teaching children....this is about being reckless...you do not have to be there....it is a flood plain...the danger is historically self evident. Like the locals say of the place....see one cloud , don't go in there.
Yep Its Fun & Games until some One gets Killed & The dummos Go "WTF, That Aints sposta happen"... its nature its Unpredictable & Its powerfull! People forget this Minor Fact of Life
Everyone who visits these canyons should be made aware of this. I have always known of tourist who have been killed in flash floods in the desert, Death Valley, etc. The water runs off so quickly, in a matter of minutes a wash can be filled with water. Never liked this place, and never walked into this canyon. Maybe on a forecast of no rain, but low spots is where the water runs off to.
Why not dig out a big hole and make a lake. Then, go for boat rides. Then, make large plat forms for viewing the future floods. The people will watch and pay to be there to watch! Think DOLLARS.!!!!!
You should not support hate against that wich is good? It do not make any dam sense to me? Why in the he'll will anyone support hate against that wich is good? Unless they are evil and can not stand to see anything good stand? CAN I GET A WITNESS?????????????
Clearly there was someone trapped, and dude is standing there filming with his Iphone....I woulda grabbed that phone and thrown it in the water....That woman is yelling for her loved ones safety and your filming....POS....
Why are the people screaming and yelling and walking round but doing nothing to leave the area? The pickup and the other trucks could've said them they they can get on and taken them to a safe spot. Am I misunderstanding what's happening?
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