2 hikers from Tampa found dead after canyons flood near Utah-Arizona line, another hiker in hospital

Two men from Tampa were found dead after floodwaters poured into a slot canyon near the Utah-Arizona border, endangering three groups of hikers who had to be hoisted out by helicopter.

Kane County Sheriff's Lt. Allen Alldredge said the first man who was found dead, later identified as Bill Romaniello of Tampa, was among a group of three men from Tampa hiking south to Lees Ferry across the Utah-Arizona border. Another man in the group, Ed Smith, was rescued and taken to the hospital, where he was being treated for hypothermia and bodily injury after days of exposure.