Missing hikers swept away in Grand Canyon creek related to Merrell Boot founder
This Sunday, April 16, 2017, photo provided by the National Park Service shows Tapeats Creek in Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Authorities are searching for Jackson Standefer, 14, and Lou-Ann Merrell, 62, after the pair lost their footing Saturday and fell into the water during a family trip in a remote area of the Arizona park. (National Park Service via AP)
FILE – In this Jan. 10, 2012 file photo, Randy Merrell shows a custom orthotic at his lab in Dry Fork Canyon, northwest of Vernal, Utah. Family members say Merrell’s wife Lou-Ann Merrell and her stepgrandson Jackson Standefer were the two hikers swept away while crossing a remote creek in Grand Canyon National Park. (Geoff Liesik/The Deseret News via AP, File)
This undated photo provided by Mark McOmie shows Jackson Standefer. Authorities searched Grand Canyon National Park on Monday, April 17, 2017, for eighth-grader Standefer and his step-grandmother who were swept away as they tried to cross a creek during a family trip in a remote part of the park. Chief Ranger Matt Vandzura says the two lost their footing Saturday. (Mark McOmie via AP)