Missing hikers feared dead after rapid flood in Lake Powell area
In Arizona's Lake Powell area 11 hikers are presumed dead after a flash flood in Antelope Canyon. Two bodies were recovered and one earlier found. eight remain missing as searchers resume amid debris and scavenging birds. TrekAmerica says five hikers were in the canyon with one survivor, guide Poncho Quintana, who rode a ladder down to help others but escaped downstream.
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Ancient 117000-year footprints may mark first modern human
A geologist and a paleontologist announced on a National Geographic briefing that 117000-year-old footprints found in Langebaan Lagoon, South Africa, likely belong to a female and may represent an anatomically modern human ancestor. The eight and a half inch prints suggest a 5 foot 3 inch to 5 foot 4 inch individual walking toward the water.
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First Black NPS Director Sworn In At White House
Robert Stanton was sworn in as the National Park Service director, the first Black to hold the post. Interior Secretary Bruce Babbit administered the oath in the Indian Treaty Room as Hillary Rodham Clinton praised his White House experience.
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