Mystery Illness Sickens Grand Canyon Hikers

[RadishRose]

Thousands of tourists travel to the Havasupai Reservation each year to hike and camp near the waterfalls that are part of Grand Canyon National Park. Now dozens of them are getting severely ill during their trips.

 

[KSav]

I saw that story; so odd! It sounds like some people were very, very ill. I wonder what happened?

 

[RadishRose]

I saw that story; so odd! It sounds like some people were very, very ill. I wonder what happened?

Me too!

 

[EmptyCup]

I rafted the canyon over twenty years ago and the same thing happened to a group that had finished their trip the week prior. I asked a guide about it and he thought it was either a stomach virus (like cruise ships) or that some treated water had not been thoroughly decontaminated. He also said this usually happened in the spring in prior years. It probably made the news because it was a large group, but this is not a “new” thing in the canyon.

 

[RadishRose]

I rafted the canyon over twenty years ago and the same thing happened to a group that had finished their trip the week prior. I asked a guide about it and he thought it was either a stomach virus (like cruise ships) or that some treated water had not been thoroughly decontaminated. He also said this usually happened in the spring in prior years. It probably made the news because it was a large group, but this is not a “new” thing in the canyon.

Wow, I was so surprised by this.

 

[Pinky]

My first thought was .. "it must be the water". Hopefully, they will pinpoint what is making people ill there.