amona pullled out topo maps of the section of the canyon near where jaana was last seen and expained to sam about slot canyons and natural drainages , about nonabsorbent soils , about the end of the heat wave , and the return of the monsoons . most important . she explained about the stalled thunderstorm and flash flood that had hit the bright angel creek drainage thirty six hours after jaana had been reported mising . she described to sam what flash floods looked like on the canyon floor , showerd him photographs of the damage they do .
ramona made it clear to sam that if jaana or her body had ened up in the river the night she disappeared -even if she were initially in an eddy - she was probably dead by dawn if it turned out she was injured or incapacitated on dry land at any elevation that was close to the river that night , and if she was still therre when the flash flood hit thirty six hours later , the water that flowed out of bright angel creek and the nearby slot canyons - along with the mud and rocks and crap captured by thhe torrential flow when it reached the colorado river - would have carried jaana's body miles and miles downstream .
from the moment the flash flood roared from the bright angel creek drainage , she explained , there was no point in continuing to focus a ground search on the riverbed adjacent to the colorado river where jaana was last seen alive .
" what do you think happened ?" sam had asked ranger ramoma . " you know the canyon . you're interested in what happened to the girl . you'resmart . you obviously know the case . i'm thinking you have a theory ."
sam told me that he thought ramnoma 's reply was reluctant , which piqued his interest ." one of three thigs happened to jaaana peet that night ," she said ." she hasd a unfortunate accident - maybe she was careless , maybe she was stupid , maybe she was just unlucky-and she ended in the river or down some cliff , and we've neverfound any sign of her body .or.... somebody hurt her and she ened up it the river or down some cliff , and weve never found any sign of body .or....
ramona made it clear to sam that if jaana or her body had ened up in the river the night she disappeared -even if she were initially in an eddy - she was probably dead by dawn if it turned out she was injured or incapacitated on dry land at any elevation that was close to the river that night , and if she was still therre when the flash flood hit thirty six hours later , the water that flowed out of bright angel creek and the nearby slot canyons - along with the mud and rocks and crap captured by thhe torrential flow when it reached the colorado river - would have carried jaana's body miles and miles downstream .
from the moment the flash flood roared from the bright angel creek drainage , she explained , there was no point in continuing to focus a ground search on the riverbed adjacent to the colorado river where jaana was last seen alive .
" what do you think happened ?" sam had asked ranger ramoma . " you know the canyon . you're interested in what happened to the girl . you'resmart . you obviously know the case . i'm thinking you have a theory ."
sam told me that he thought ramnoma 's reply was reluctant , which piqued his interest ." one of three thigs happened to jaaana peet that night ," she said ." she hasd a unfortunate accident - maybe she was careless , maybe she was stupid , maybe she was just unlucky-and she ended in the river or down some cliff , and we've neverfound any sign of her body .or.... somebody hurt her and she ened up it the river or down some cliff , and weve never found any sign of body .or....
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