Body of seventh hiker found in Zion National Park in Utah

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The body of the seventh and final member of the canyoneering group missing in Zion was located on Thursday, capping three days searches by more than 60 park rangers, sheriff's deputies and emergency personnel from several agencies. Park officials said all were visitors from California and Nevada hiking together on a day trip through narrow Keyhole Canyon, a challenging route on the east side of Zion that requires canyoneers to swim through several pools of water and rappel steep slopes. The leader of the group had experience exploring that canyon and others, said Cindy Purcell, Zion's chief park ranger.

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