These tours are on Navajo nation land and operated by guides who are in contact with weather advisories. Note while water was pouring out, it appeared all persons had already evacuated. Upper canyon is only about 1/4 mile long with a flat, sandy bottom. Stunningly beautiful place.
They’re watching for anyone who may have gotten caught by the storm and are washing out of the canyon. This is common in desert areas. It could be completely sunny where you are located but the canyon starts to unexpectedly flood due to a storm miles away. It’s the most common way people die out there. There’s no danger where they’re currently standing…
Clearly you’ve never been there. It’s a huge wide-open wash area. And a tiny little crack in the wall. Even if it was 5 feet of water on the other side It’s reduced to inches once it hits the exit of the canyon With hundreds of feet on both sides to simply walk away from it.
I have been to this beautiful canyon...and it is stunning! But the dangers of flash flooding are extremely real! Several people have been killed in the canyons during the rainy season. Please be careful and heed all weather advisories! 🙏
@@JediMasterHilljr That's true, and with a little wind they can blow in fast. Most of us in Arizona know the danger. Out of towner's probably don't. Years ago I was in Louisville with people from all over the country. I told them about our washes and they didn't believe me.
@@laughtoohard9655 That should be common knowledge, especially if you are going to play the damn tourist in a gorge or a canyon. Unfortunately, tourists are tourists and they find a way to die everywhere they go. Where I live, they manage to drown themselves not giving a damn about the dangers of a beach or a Gulf and its currents.
I lived in the desert for years. If you see water running over the ground in a thin, wide sheet, get up high. Water runoff from mountains and hills will concentrate into gorges, old river beds, and roads. I would have been on top of those rocks, heading for the highest point possible away from openings where water can cannon through and hit you.
Actually, the safest thing is to go deeper into the canyon and go to the lowest point you can get. Also, jettison any flotation devices immediately, as well as your clothing. Additionally it’s wise to grab the heaviest stone or boulder you can hoist and keep it above your shoulders at all times.
Just because there is a foot or less of water at that current time doesn't mean that there isn't a massive wall of water on the way. It usually is a smaller amount up front, and just gets deeper and deeper as more comes along. They should be scrambling up the easily accessible sides (particularly the left side looks sufficient). They're down there playing in it. What stupidity...
That's people for you. Thankfully we are not all that stupid. Some people have never seen a disaster movie or if they had, they'd be far more concerned and get out of there quickly, as, like you say, they have no idea what is behind that small wave
@@andywomack3414 You don't have to have an experience first hand to recognise the danger. You probably haven't dangled by one hand from the top of a crane but you know that it's a stupid thing to do. I've never been even near a flash flood, however I have seen enough disaster movies and can use my own brains enough to think, "Hang on, this is not good. I'd better get out of here"
I have seen a mountain stream about the size of a horses pee convert into a raging storm in 5 minutes at the base of a mountain. We could see some clouds to the north and sound of thunder but no rain. Only a sudden rise in water level. My sleeping bad and stove were washed away as we tried to drag the tent away. It was that fast. The volume of water surprising as it was was nothing matching the speed with which it rose. It seemed like going from zero to full blast in only about 10/15 seconds. Terrifying ! One had better always be cautious. ( Lower mountains of the Karakorums Northern Pakistan)
Is this the same area of Antelope Canyon where 12 hikers drowned years ago in one incident during a similar flash flood? Don't these people know that sometimes even boulders are picked up and carried by the strength of the water? Before you know it the flow can increase and you're carried along helplessly. I hope they're all alright and no one was injured.
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon, and Lower Antelope Canyon. Wikipedia
Incredible event to be a part of; until the 10 foot wall of water comes out of that cravat. Having lived in the desert I'd have been up the side walls and away from the wash the minute water started to gush through.
This is true but until you’ve seen it or someone has told you about it and how dangerous it is you may not understand. You wonder how someone could get to be an adult without knowing these things but not everyone has people around them who know or share.
I am from India. On a visit to Arizona in 2019, I went to see the Antelope Canyon and having seen videos of flash floods in slot canyons before the trip, I was worried right through even though we were assured that there are early warning systems in place to alert you in case of any flash floods. But my thoughts were always there as to what would happen if you were to get caught right inside one of those narrows with water gushing at you at 100 MPH. I guess you should make it compulsory to carry floats and safety belts on any such hike or trek through these narrow canyons.
@@wompbozer3939 That is the key difference between the US and the rest of the world....or at least it used to be prior to the ramping up of the nanny state. We used to be free to make our own retarted decisions.
Also, the leading edge of the surge is often a wall of debris - sticks, logs, trash, etc. Nothing really to float in, and it can rip you to shreds if you get caught in it.
I walked through this slot canyon several years ago and there was debris lodge between the rock face on each side 20 feet above the bottom. These slot canyons are extremely dangerous in Arizoma. The reason being the water could come from 30 miles a way and your caught in a flash flood.
The worst thinking someone can have is, nothing's gonna happen in a situation like this. Then the results a few minutes later is devastating. I'd be demanding my feet to start running outta there!! Run Run Run!
+DiamondTearsBB Run? Where? Into the slot? Sure not a good idea. Downhill with the flood? Doesn't sound good either. Maybe staying there is the best option
Running, or carefully walking UPHILL is ALWAYS a good idea in a situation like this. Your demands of your feet are what makes you SMART... a SURVIVOR! Just mind your step cause smart rattlesnakes will be getting away from the water too.
@@ggurks run to the escape ladders that are drilled into the canyon for this exact situation. I know this is rocket science sorry its to complicated to figure out.
I have been there many times I always check the weather b4 I go in even if it rains 60 miles away I won't go in that's always what kills people there any storm in a100 mile radious it should be closed to entry water is what made these canyons and u can't out run water in a slot canyon
🤣🤣🙄🙄 sacred land?? 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄 More like land we thought we could profit from... this is not sacred to them... funny how real sacred places around the world have many more regulations and some don’t even allow photos... here tourists are crammed in like sardines and yelled at... sounds real sacred 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 notice how the “sacred” Grand Canyon is treated by “native Americans” (who are really immigrants from Southeast Asia as humans aren’t native to the americas) vs the government side- the government side seems treated wayyyy more like a sacred site that the tribe side 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ I skipped the antelope canyon due to reviews and seeing trucks upon trucks of tourist you could see them taking there... I’ve been around the world and real sacred sites aren’t treated the way tribes treat “sacred” places... another place being a great example is the falls at the Grand Canyon... no group that considers a site sacred is going to allow tourists to come drink and swim around in a sacred area
I'm native stop being offended for other people. You are the problem with this country. Mind your own. I only tell people to respect a place on here if it's somewhere I go frequently and know
Unfortunately, if you are far up the canyon when that hits, you drown and the debris grinds your body into small pieces that are hardly ever recovered.
This is false. Fluid dynamics and gravity prove it. Just like panning for gold heavier objects sink and lighter objects pass along the top of the water. Thing that grind are gonna be rolling across the bottom While things that float wash over them and further down. Large objects like logs that float are simply just going to push little tiny bodies right out of the way. Heavier objects always win. Also if this were true everything at the bottom have a flood would also be completely ground up which is also not sure if you’ve ever seen flood footage. Finally go check a few news articles. Bodies are constantly found at the bottom of the debris field intact.
Always remember that Tour guides, despite being very efficient in their work, work for money, that and their confidence in themselves, makes them take risks that a tourist would not know how to face with the speed of solving them, and many times they risk not to lose money.
"I WAS INTRODUCED TO ANTELOPE CANYON JUNE OF 1997,BY 1999 I WAS GUIDING TOURIST FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.I LOVE AND MISS THAT CANYON.IM GLAD ITS CLOSED HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD.THIS CANYON HAS MADE PEOPLE SO GREADY.ONE OF THE REASON I NO LONGER WORK THERE." "I DONT GO CRAZY FOR GREEN PAPER."
they were French and couldn't understand the English speaking guide who warned them of the incoming flood and told them to get out so they all drowned. the canyon has escape ladders now cause of the event
+BlackCherry Gaby GOOD QUESTION,,,, Noooo Clue,,,(I wonder if the little kids are screaming,,cuz they have more common sense than adults,,,,,,WHO??? takes a risk like this with small children,,,,,,,,,i saw another video,,,,,,,there were 2 young boys (maybe 10 yrs old) out ALL ALONE - WITH BACKPACKS,,,ETC, SO THEIR MOTHER SAYS 'SURE HONEY,,,GO PLAY IN THE FLOOD WATER????????? LUCKILY A BIG MAN CAME ALONG,,,,(the 10 year old boys were Screaming TOO,,,,,,,
Linda Cirillo - - Just some friendly advice: If you want to be taken seriously, limit your overuse of punctuation (i.e. - ,,,, ????, etc.). If you were to use just one question mark or a comma, it gets your point across. Using more of them like that doesn't make your statement any more dramatic or help it reflect any more excitement. A lot of CAP'S make you appear as screaming too. Peace to you.
Antelope Canyon is a gorgeous place, but it's also a small area. Unfortunately the Navajos don't seem to care to regulate the amount of people visiting so a natural, beautiful place is now overrun with tourists.
It's all about how much money they can take in from the tourists. Look at that damn horrid thing they built overlooking the Grand Canyon. What a way to destroy your beautiful area!
Only a racist claims racism when obviously there is none. The question at hand concerning natural selection, is why in the world those people did not get out of possible danger at the beginning. No racism here Einstein
Looking at the thumbnail before watching the video, I didn’t see much danger. The water was moving from a very confined space to a wide open area with a loose sand ground. I had some concern for the people on the left but saw later in the video that they had escape routes behind them. You really have to be there to assess the danger.
Franklin....assess the danger? I agree we should not panic. But the children screaming indicates their level of panic. The danger in these situations is upon you suddenly and without more than the most subtle warning. Sometimes less, sometimes more. Your cavalier attitude toward the danger is reckless. I think it best said by a local....see one cloud , don't go near this place.
@@Crtnmn Yes. But with the children screaming, apparently in fear, why do the parents stay there and subject their children to that? All that teaches children is that when a bad natural phenomenon occurs you just stand there and scream. You're helpless and hopeless because you don't move. That's what children learn. If I saw one of my children afraid like that I would of course talk to them to calm them down but I would certainly move them away from the location which is producing the fear, while talking to them about assessing the situation and figuring out when, where, and how to extract yourself and others from a potentially life and death situation. You ACT to save yourself and others, you don't just stand there and scream. It's been my lot in life to have been in many life and death situations and I've always noticed that there are some people who just stand there, frozen in fear. Not me. At times like that I have the opposite reaction -- I get flat calm and everything seems to be in slow motion. There have been several times when people have just been standing there and I've thought to myself "Why isn't anyone doing X,Y, or Z?!?" And then I'll go do it myself and direct others accordingly. I hate people who panic -- at that point they are just in the way and worse than no help at all. To them I either say "Get out of my way. I have things to do" or just think that and don't waste my breath. Because I have things to do. Sometimes I'll think "If you're just going to stand there, why don't you take out your cell phone camera and film your own death? Do that and at least you'll be a CZcams star."
@@4thamendment237 this is not about teaching children....this is about being reckless...you do not have to be there....it is a flood plain...the danger is historically self evident. Like the locals say of the place....see one cloud , don't go in there.
Everyone who visits these canyons should be made aware of this. I have always known of tourist who have been killed in flash floods in the desert, Death Valley, etc. The water runs off so quickly, in a matter of minutes a wash can be filled with water. Never liked this place, and never walked into this canyon. Maybe on a forecast of no rain, but low spots is where the water runs off to.
"Hey, let's stick around to see if we can survive the flood." All we need now, is a guy w/ no teeth, clenching his 6 pack of beer, paddling on a cooler, being interviewed by CNN.
Been there. Tour guide said Nat Geo mounted cameras to the walls to film a flash flood. Never saw them again. It's more a slot cave with limited sunlight(and sand) coming through holes in the roof. Pretty cool sandstone wall formations inside. Created from flash floods.
Here's the thing....If people stand there watching, it means they anticipate something else coming !! Well.....the only thing that could be coming is BAD !! Really, really BAD. What's wrong with them ? It's not like Santa Claus is coming with gifts. It can only be BAD !
Upper Antelope canyon is a guided only tour, the real idiots are the guides, the people in this video are tourists who trust the guides to keep them safe; most have never been in a real slot canyon before. In this day and age with warnings via cell phones (or weather radio alerts when out of cell phone tower range - common in a lot of Arizona) and radar, stuff like this shouldn't happen. It's the pursuit of the almighty dollar that is behind this. I have been in many technical slots that you can't get out of relatively fast like Antelope, you learn to be very cautious during monsoon season and to avoid late afternoons.
I found out about Antelope Canyon from the CZcams channel Tragedy Tales video called The Nightmare in Antelope Canyon. Very sad what happened to those people. Great video 👍👍
This isn’t smart. Someone needs to tell them about the ten dead German tourists….update. I stand corrected. It was French tourists and they had a tour guide from Los Angeles, but he wasn’t a canyoneer. Five people from his tour were killed and only he survived. I had thought he had tied in, but it was sheer dumb luck that the waves tossed him onto a ledge he could grab onto. All his clothes were sucked from his body and he was badly bruised. Six other people from other groups also were killed. Only one body recovered. From article from NYT.
@@PACstove but how could they know the water wasn’t going to keep rising, and isn’t that why the 3 on the left headed for higher ground? It looks like the water was starting to cover their feet.
@@PACstove ohhh I get it! You’re one of those guys stirring people up to add a little excitement to the YT experience! It’s called trolling, right? I’m pretty new to this so I better watch what other people do before I participate in the “victim” role. You seem kinda new to this too, but it looks like you’re going to specialize in absurdity, right? Who doesn’t like a moment of absurdity now and then to keep life interesting? Keep at it, champ!
@@PACstove look, I know I’m a dinosaur, ok? You don’t have to say it. I’m embarrassed now because I just learned that trolling has been around since the beginning of the Internet, and used to be called “flaming.” All my friends are laughing at me, but that’s what happens when you’re raised in an anti-technology cult in rural Idaho. So to answer your question, yes, I have left my neighborhood, but it took 20 years before they let me, and I’m just becoming accustomed to the real world. Thanks for making me feel bad, as if Father Cletus didn’t already scar me for life.
We got a whole bunch of potential Darwin Awards here. It's all sh**s and giggles until the 3 or 4 foot (or higher) wall of water comes busting down the canyon with ass-barrelling speed.
They should look at the marks on the cliff face as to how high it has been, that water fell as rain 100s of miles away so it’s no use look up to see what the aethers like. CRAZY PEOPLE.
if this is out of Page Az i used to replace those tour truck's windsheilds. when it wld flash flood we would lay in the washes and slide as far as it would take us ha ha
You wouldnt be sliding in those canyons. When they fill with water, they are like being in a violent washing machine. The whirlpools would drown you. The fools in this video are tempting fate. The dumbass who runs across to the trapped side especially. The flood can intensify in a heart beat.
The potential for flash flooding is in part what makes it exciting to venture into these canyons . With everything in life there is danger . focus on the danger and you live a life of fear . focus on the beauty and you live a life of freedom .
These people are crazy! I have seen footage of water ripping out of that slot about 30 feet in the air. They are sitting ducks standing at the mouth like that.
It's not a flash flood, its a river basin. They're common for that and common sense would tell you by the looks of the terrain. Then again 90% of people lack that common sense anymore
You don't mess with mother nature. Respect your elders and superiors. People standing right at the mouth of the cave have no time to escape if it hits full force. Sometimes debris creates a damn and slows it down but it will give way
why,oh why,are people playing in it?flash floods r extremely dangerous,water depth can rise quickly,current can be quite strong,and debris is a dangerous issue too.watch I time an animal or child swept away and then maybe a person would use common sense
Why are the people screaming and yelling and walking round but doing nothing to leave the area? The pickup and the other trucks could've said them they they can get on and taken them to a safe spot. Am I misunderstanding what's happening?
With all the organization and safety precautions and early warning tech and risk assessment policies of the typical Indian reservation, it’s difficult to describe my shock...... not that I have spent 30 years of my life working with these people......
Reason video cut out is because the mountain blew up... killing everyone there. Camera was later found on a river bank. Little history for you, this was the same camera that they found that Cloverfield footage on!
As a tour bus driver I have taken hundreds and hundreds of people to this July is one of the busiest months there is if they knew it was raining up stream nation I’ll let people in the canyon
I think there were people in the canyon that they were screaming at to get out. The people in the canyon may have simply tried to wait it out by climbing into a ledge, which is not a very smart idea, as the water level can rise quickly in a narrow space like that. The people standing around are actually waiting for the rest of the group to come out before leaving them there. There's far less risk for them, as the canyon will restrict the water that they would have to deal with.
These tours are on Navajo nation land and operated by guides who are in contact with weather advisories. Note while water was pouring out, it appeared all persons had already evacuated. Upper canyon is only about 1/4 mile long with a flat, sandy bottom.
Stunningly beautiful place.
the male voice said that people in their tour group were inside the canyon
They did their local rain dance and appeased their gods
hoya hoya hoya
@@ricplays5905 There was a lot of yelling which suggests not everyone was out ... unless some people just yell for the sake of it, of course.
Hey, I have a great idea! Let's all stand around and see how high the water gets!
Sounds great! Let's go!
Let's go
They’re watching for anyone who may have gotten caught by the storm and are washing out of the canyon. This is common in desert areas. It could be completely sunny where you are located but the canyon starts to unexpectedly flood due to a storm miles away. It’s the most common way people die out there. There’s no danger where they’re currently standing…
Clearly you’ve never been there. It’s a huge wide-open wash area. And a tiny little crack in the wall. Even if it was 5 feet of water on the other side It’s reduced to inches once it hits the exit of the canyon With hundreds of feet on both sides to simply walk away from it.
@@Eric_In_SF - Don't need to have been there to know that standing around watching water come up around you is a bad thing...YMMV
I have been to this beautiful canyon...and it is stunning! But the dangers of flash flooding are extremely real! Several people have been killed in the canyons during the rainy season. Please be careful and heed all weather advisories! 🙏
they are all stoned anyway and nobody cares
It's fine, no need to be worried, I only go when it's sunny.
@@ramdas363 where is this place sir?
Idiots
If there's even a dark cloud in the sky you don't enter this canyon.
The problem is if there is a dark cloud even 100 miles away there can be trouble
@@JediMasterHilljr That's true, and with a little wind they can blow in fast. Most of us in Arizona know the danger. Out of towner's probably don't. Years ago I was in Louisville with people from all over the country. I told them about our washes and they didn't believe me.
@@laughtoohard9655 I mean most people assume it doesn't rain in Arizona so what did you expect
@@laughtoohard9655 That should be common knowledge, especially if you are going to play the damn tourist in a gorge or a canyon. Unfortunately, tourists are tourists and they find a way to die everywhere they go. Where I live, they manage to drown themselves not giving a damn about the dangers of a beach or a Gulf and its currents.
I lived in the desert for years. If you see water running over the ground in a thin, wide sheet, get up high. Water runoff from mountains and hills will concentrate into gorges, old river beds, and roads. I would have been on top of those rocks, heading for the highest point possible away from openings where water can cannon through and hit you.
Actually, the safest thing is to go deeper into the canyon and go to the lowest point you can get. Also, jettison any flotation devices immediately, as well as your clothing. Additionally it’s wise to grab the heaviest stone or boulder you can hoist and keep it above your shoulders at all times.
@@MrTangent Sounds about right.
@@MrTangent you must be a park ranger
Considering the hight of the erosion, presumably by water, I'd be less confident about staying there.
Just because there is a foot or less of water at that current time doesn't mean that there isn't a massive wall of water on the way. It usually is a smaller amount up front, and just gets deeper and deeper as more comes along. They should be scrambling up the easily accessible sides (particularly the left side looks sufficient). They're down there playing in it. What stupidity...
That's people for you. Thankfully we are not all that stupid. Some people have never seen a disaster movie or if they had, they'd be far more concerned and get out of there quickly, as, like you say, they have no idea what is behind that small wave
@@colinremmer2417 Not stupid. Inexperienced.
@@andywomack3414 You don't have to have an experience first hand to recognise the danger. You probably haven't dangled by one hand from the top of a crane but you know that it's a stupid thing to do. I've never been even near a flash flood, however I have seen enough disaster movies and can use my own brains enough to think, "Hang on, this is not good. I'd better get out of here"
@@colinremmer2417 Many people do not know that fast moving knee-deep water can kill.
@@andywomack3414 Yes, I can believe that. Apparently a foot of water moving at 30mph can move a car. That's why I'd have gotten out of there quickly
I have seen a mountain stream about the size of a horses pee convert into a raging storm in 5 minutes at the base of a mountain. We could see some clouds to the north and sound of thunder but no rain. Only a sudden rise in water level. My sleeping bad and stove were washed away as we tried to drag the tent away. It was that fast.
The volume of water surprising as it was was nothing matching the speed with which it rose. It seemed like going from zero to full blast in only about 10/15 seconds. Terrifying !
One had better always be cautious. ( Lower mountains of the Karakorums Northern Pakistan)
Is this the same area of Antelope Canyon where 12 hikers drowned years ago in one incident during a similar flash flood? Don't these people know that sometimes even boulders are picked up and carried by the strength of the water? Before you know it the flow can increase and you're carried along helplessly. I hope they're all alright and no one was injured.
Antelope Canyon is a slot canyon in the American Southwest, on Navajo land east of Page, Arizona. It includes two separate, scenic slot canyon sections, referred to as Upper Antelope Canyon, and Lower Antelope Canyon. Wikipedia
Does anyone wonder how that really cool canyon was formed? Duh!
Incredible event to be a part of; until the 10 foot wall of water comes out of that cravat. Having lived in the desert I'd have been up the side walls and away from the wash the minute water started to gush through.
This is true but until you’ve seen it or someone has told you about it and how dangerous it is you may not understand. You wonder how someone could get to be an adult without knowing these things but not everyone has people around them who know or share.
@@martymaloney1032 @
I think you mean crevasse. A cravat is a kind of necktie.
@@martymaloney1032 good point Marty! 😀
Great comment and very true! 😀
I am from India. On a visit to Arizona in 2019, I went to see the Antelope Canyon and having seen videos of flash floods in slot canyons before the trip, I was worried right through even though we were assured that there are early warning systems in place to alert you in case of any flash floods. But my thoughts were always there as to what would happen if you were to get caught right inside one of those narrows with water gushing at you at 100 MPH.
I guess you should make it compulsory to carry floats and safety belts on any such hike or trek through these narrow canyons.
No, people should be free to make their own decisions.
@@wompbozer3939 That is the key difference between the US and the rest of the world....or at least it used to be prior to the ramping up of the nanny state. We used to be free to make our own retarted decisions.
Also, the leading edge of the surge is often a wall of debris - sticks, logs, trash, etc. Nothing really to float in, and it can rip you to shreds if you get caught in it.
they require guides. People that travel solo in those are beyond dumb
@@wompbozer3939 ok adolph
I walked through this slot canyon several years ago and there was debris lodge between the rock face on each side 20 feet above the bottom. These slot canyons are extremely dangerous in Arizoma. The reason being the water could come from 30 miles a way and your caught in a flash flood.
"Arizoma?" Not familiar...
The worst thinking someone can have is, nothing's gonna happen in a situation like this. Then the results a few minutes later is devastating. I'd be demanding my feet to start running outta there!! Run Run Run!
+DiamondTearsBB
Run? Where? Into the slot? Sure not a good idea. Downhill with the flood? Doesn't sound good either. Maybe staying there is the best option
I guess....but its best to have tried to save your life, than to just let death take you without trying,....gulp!
Running, or carefully walking UPHILL is ALWAYS a good idea in a situation like this. Your demands of your feet are what makes you SMART... a SURVIVOR! Just mind your step cause smart rattlesnakes will be getting away from the water too.
@@ggurks run to the escape ladders that are drilled into the canyon for this exact situation. I know this is rocket science sorry its to complicated to figure out.
@@GGA007Gaming ahh of course!! escape ladders...drilled into canyons...every canyon has them, right stupid?
I have been there many times I always check the weather b4 I go in even if it rains 60 miles away I won't go in that's always what kills people there any storm in a100 mile radious it should be closed to entry water is what made these canyons and u can't out run water in a slot canyon
Based on the comments, I kept waiting for it to get worse. It didn't.
That’s the luck of the draw. These canyons are nothing to fuck with.
That’s cause everyone is talking out their ass.
you can see by the rock line that the water could completely flood them. They are very lucky as they play in it.
Seeing that crack with water gushing out of it reminds me of the last time I had stomach flu.
LMAO!!!!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
lol
Haha
Ffffbrrrruuuuttt..!!!
"Ya know, if I was those people, I'd be....LEAVING! What a great idea!"
What could go wrong ?
I was there once, late 1980s, when this was considered sacred land. It was an honor to share time and space here. What happened? This is so sad.
🤣🤣🙄🙄 sacred land?? 🤣🤣🤣🙄🙄🙄🙄 More like land we thought we could profit from... this is not sacred to them... funny how real sacred places around the world have many more regulations and some don’t even allow photos... here tourists are crammed in like sardines and yelled at... sounds real sacred 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 notice how the “sacred” Grand Canyon is treated by “native Americans” (who are really immigrants from Southeast Asia as humans aren’t native to the americas) vs the government side- the government side seems treated wayyyy more like a sacred site that the tribe side 🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️🤷🏼♀️ I skipped the antelope canyon due to reviews and seeing trucks upon trucks of tourist you could see them taking there... I’ve been around the world and real sacred sites aren’t treated the way tribes treat “sacred” places... another place being a great example is the falls at the Grand Canyon... no group that considers a site sacred is going to allow tourists to come drink and swim around in a sacred area
@@candicecart9786 you really don't like indians do you?
I'm native stop being offended for other people. You are the problem with this country. Mind your own. I only tell people to respect a place on here if it's somewhere I go frequently and know
@@jinhon1132 Are you really native, Jin Hon
Unfortunately, if you are far up the canyon when that hits, you drown and the debris grinds your body into small pieces that are hardly ever recovered.
This is false. Fluid dynamics and gravity prove it. Just like panning for gold heavier objects sink and lighter objects pass along the top of the water. Thing that grind are gonna be rolling across the bottom While things that float wash over them and further down. Large objects like logs that float are simply just going to push little tiny bodies right out of the way. Heavier objects always win. Also if this were true everything at the bottom have a flood would also be completely ground up which is also not sure if you’ve ever seen flood footage. Finally go check a few news articles. Bodies are constantly found at the bottom of the debris field intact.
you watch too many movies
That's frightening! I was in that slot canyon. There are some seriously narrow passages throughout.
When you stop and realise that what made the split in the rocks was water
Yes very true. It's amazing to look at! 😀
I know, let's walk toward the flash flood. Wow, those people are uneducated about flash floods. I said that nicely because it's Christmas Eve.
This video is very believable. Flash floods happen quite often in box canyons and people have died in them.
Always remember that Tour guides, despite being very efficient in their work, work for money, that and their confidence in themselves, makes them take risks that a tourist would not know how to face with the speed of solving them, and many times they risk not to lose money.
I am sitting here watching the kettle boil and i am screaming with excitement . the anticipation.....
"I WAS INTRODUCED TO ANTELOPE CANYON JUNE OF 1997,BY 1999 I WAS GUIDING TOURIST FROM ALL AROUND THE WORLD.I LOVE AND MISS THAT CANYON.IM GLAD ITS CLOSED HOPEFULLY FOR GOOD.THIS CANYON HAS MADE PEOPLE SO GREADY.ONE OF THE REASON I NO LONGER WORK THERE." "I DONT GO CRAZY FOR GREEN PAPER."
If only they could shout a little louder, it would make more sense ........
Same canyon that killed 11 tourists in 1997? Ah, who remembers that far back.
I do!
Comic sans for sarcasm. CZcams should allow us to choose fonts
The less tourists the better!
they were French and couldn't understand the English speaking guide who warned them of the incoming flood and told them to get out so they all drowned. the canyon has escape ladders now cause of the event
What happened?
Yikes!! We wouldn't be sticking around. Thanks for sharing.
as someone from the southeastern US, I was sort of underwhelmed . . .
why is everyone screaming? !?!?!
+BlackCherry Gaby GOOD QUESTION,,,, Noooo Clue,,,(I wonder if the little kids are screaming,,cuz they have more common sense than adults,,,,,,WHO??? takes a risk like this with small children,,,,,,,,,i saw another video,,,,,,,there were 2 young boys (maybe 10 yrs old) out ALL ALONE - WITH BACKPACKS,,,ETC, SO THEIR MOTHER SAYS 'SURE HONEY,,,GO PLAY IN THE FLOOD WATER????????? LUCKILY A BIG MAN CAME ALONG,,,,(the 10 year old boys were Screaming TOO,,,,,,,
+Linda Cirillo HELLO capsLOCK MAN
Wha????
+BlackCherry Gaby ... My guess is that there were people inside the narrow canyon.
Linda Cirillo - - Just some friendly advice: If you want to be taken seriously, limit your overuse of punctuation (i.e. - ,,,, ????, etc.). If you were to use just one question mark or a comma, it gets your point across. Using more of them like that doesn't make your statement any more dramatic or help it reflect any more excitement. A lot of CAP'S make you appear as screaming too. Peace to you.
Antelope Canyon is a gorgeous place, but it's also a small area.
Unfortunately the Navajos don't seem to care to regulate the amount of people visiting so a natural, beautiful place is now overrun with tourists.
It's all about how much money they can take in from the tourists. Look at that damn horrid thing they built overlooking the Grand Canyon. What a way to destroy your beautiful area!
Their land, their rules.
I believe they are standing there because there were still people in the canyon. At least that is what I can kinda translate.
This video is proof that Darwin's Laws of Natural selection still apply to humans!!
Only a racist claims racism when obviously there is none.
The question at hand concerning natural selection, is why in the world those people did not get out of possible danger at the beginning. No racism here Einstein
@Andre McGoo figured he is an idiot troll trying to stir the pot
@@ryderwilson643 little baby crying racist when theres no racism wow
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@@ryderwilson643 fucking hell, your'e dense.
What are they all standing around doing? I saw a lot of people get in the flood water which is a very bad idea.
Looking at the thumbnail before watching the video, I didn’t see much danger. The water was moving from a very confined space to a wide open area with a loose sand ground. I had some concern for the people on the left but saw later in the video that they had escape routes behind them. You really have to be there to assess the danger.
Franklin....assess the danger? I agree we should not panic. But the children screaming indicates their level of panic. The danger in these situations is upon you suddenly and without more than the most subtle warning. Sometimes less, sometimes more. Your cavalier attitude toward the danger is reckless. I think it best said by a local....see one cloud , don't go near this place.
@@Crtnmn Yes. But with the children screaming, apparently in fear, why do the parents stay there and subject their children to that? All that teaches children is that when a bad natural phenomenon occurs you just stand there and scream. You're helpless and hopeless because you don't move. That's what children learn. If I saw one of my children afraid like that I would of course talk to them to calm them down but I would certainly move them away from the location which is producing the fear, while talking to them about assessing the situation and figuring out when, where, and how to extract yourself and others from a potentially life and death situation. You ACT to save yourself and others, you don't just stand there and scream. It's been my lot in life to have been in many life and death situations and I've always noticed that there are some people who just stand there, frozen in fear. Not me. At times like that I have the opposite reaction -- I get flat calm and everything seems to be in slow motion. There have been several times when people have just been standing there and I've thought to myself "Why isn't anyone doing X,Y, or Z?!?" And then I'll go do it myself and direct others accordingly. I hate people who panic -- at that point they are just in the way and worse than no help at all. To them I either say "Get out of my way. I have things to do" or just think that and don't waste my breath. Because I have things to do. Sometimes I'll think "If you're just going to stand there, why don't you take out your cell phone camera and film your own death? Do that and at least you'll be a CZcams star."
@@4thamendment237 this is not about teaching children....this is about being reckless...you do not have to be there....it is a flood plain...the danger is historically self evident. Like the locals say of the place....see one cloud , don't go in there.
There was 15 feet of water through the canyon the week before I was there.
Me:" Let's run..we can always look for bodies later on".
I remember when I was a kid and nobody knew about this place. I was taken ther by Wayne Sandoval. My Navajo brother.
Ok I’m Glad they were Sold out the day we were there
Everyone who visits these canyons should be made aware of this. I have always known of tourist who have been killed in flash floods in the desert, Death Valley, etc. The water runs off so quickly, in a matter of minutes a wash can be filled with water. Never liked this place, and never walked into this canyon. Maybe on a forecast of no rain, but low spots is where the water runs off to.
I was right there last week 2021 hot and dry things change quickly
Good evening from St John Parish, Louisiana 15 Oct 20.
"Hey, let's stick around to see if we can survive the flood." All we need now, is a guy w/ no teeth, clenching his 6 pack of beer, paddling on a cooler, being interviewed by CNN.
A dry riverbed becomes suddenly wet. What's the big deal? Oh,... we should leave now.
For those of you who do not know where this is: it is roughly 600 road miles northeast of Los Angeles.
And now hordes of CZcams idiots will flock to this place and challenge death firsthand.
Large sand flat that it's emptying onto, even if it was full to the top I don't think it could fill the flat.
I have never heard the word “Madonna” used so many times in a minute.
Italian tourists...... lol
We just back from here, amazing place!
Been there. Tour guide said Nat Geo mounted cameras to the walls to film a flash flood. Never saw them again. It's more a slot cave with limited sunlight(and sand) coming through holes in the roof. Pretty cool sandstone wall formations inside. Created from flash floods.
Here's the thing....If people stand there watching, it means they anticipate something else coming !! Well.....the only thing that could be coming is BAD !! Really, really BAD. What's wrong with them ? It's not like Santa Claus is coming with gifts. It can only be BAD !
Can't fix stupid
I think there's people still in the canyon they're yelling for.
If you just go over the cliff(mountain) you will see an over flooded river in the other side...over time had been made that crack.
Is that the high watermark about twenty feet up?
So exciting iI almost fell asleep!
Jeffrey Buse
🤣🤣 me too..🌸🇬🇧
Ero stato ad antilope pochi giorni prima. Nulla faceva presagire. E siamo entrati nelle grotte per centinaia di metri.
Why people became incredible slow in emergency situations?
Upper Antelope canyon is a guided only tour, the real idiots are the guides, the people in this video are tourists who trust the guides to keep them safe; most have never been in a real slot canyon before. In this day and age with warnings via cell phones (or weather radio alerts when out of cell phone tower range - common in a lot of Arizona) and radar, stuff like this shouldn't happen. It's the pursuit of the almighty dollar that is behind this. I have been in many technical slots that you can't get out of relatively fast like Antelope, you learn to be very cautious during monsoon season and to avoid late afternoons.
I found out about Antelope Canyon from the CZcams channel Tragedy Tales video called The Nightmare in Antelope Canyon. Very sad what happened to those people. Great video 👍👍
I've been there. That place is a Cluster-F on a good day. No organization.
This isn’t smart. Someone needs to tell them about the ten dead German tourists….update. I stand corrected. It was French tourists and they had a tour guide from Los Angeles, but he wasn’t a canyoneer. Five people from his tour were killed and only he survived. I had thought he had tied in, but it was sheer dumb luck that the waves tossed him onto a ledge he could grab onto. All his clothes were sucked from his body and he was badly bruised. Six other people from other groups also were killed. Only one body recovered. From article from NYT.
I don't know how we have made it this long? WIWWP ?
People really are kind of stupid. Especially the ones hanging next to the high walls. Amazing.
They are at the bottom of the high walls, not on top. All is safe. Replay the video.
@@PACstove but how could they know the water wasn’t going to keep rising, and isn’t that why the 3 on the left headed for higher ground? It looks like the water was starting to cover their feet.
@@amanitaeater4376 Have you ever left your neighborhood? Ever?
@@PACstove ohhh I get it! You’re one of those guys stirring people up to add a little excitement to the YT experience! It’s called trolling, right? I’m pretty new to this so I better watch what other people do before I participate in the “victim” role. You seem kinda new to this too, but it looks like you’re going to specialize in absurdity, right? Who doesn’t like a moment of absurdity now and then to keep life interesting? Keep at it, champ!
@@PACstove look, I know I’m a dinosaur, ok? You don’t have to say it. I’m embarrassed now because I just learned that trolling has been around since the beginning of the Internet, and used to be called “flaming.” All my friends are laughing at me, but that’s what happens when you’re raised in an anti-technology cult in rural Idaho. So to answer your question, yes, I have left my neighborhood, but it took 20 years before they let me, and I’m just becoming accustomed to the real world. Thanks for making me feel bad, as if Father Cletus didn’t already scar me for life.
Please mother nature, remove them from the gene pool.
We got a whole bunch of potential Darwin Awards here. It's all sh**s and giggles until the 3 or 4 foot (or higher) wall of water comes busting down the canyon with ass-barrelling speed.
"Darwin? Darwin are you in there?"
They should look at the marks on the cliff face as to how high it has been, that water fell as rain 100s of miles away so it’s no use look up to see what the aethers like. CRAZY PEOPLE.
I wonder if the people at the entrance to the opening were trying to get people that were in there to come back out of there.?
if this is out of Page Az i used to replace those tour truck's windsheilds. when it wld flash flood we would lay in the washes and slide as far as it would take us ha ha
How is it that you are still alive?
+Tony Kibbie it was like a water slide. its all soft sand up there. i was a kid when i did that. I'm sure if i did that now i would get hurt lol
You wouldnt be sliding in those canyons. When they fill with water, they are like being in a violent washing machine. The whirlpools would drown you. The fools in this video are tempting fate. The dumbass who runs across to the trapped side especially. The flood can intensify in a heart beat.
Wow! Look at the mountain.
It has been there for a long
time . Where is the water
coming from i wonder.
watch the weather channel 20 miles around before take the tour....
The potential for flash flooding is in part what makes it exciting to venture into these canyons .
With everything in life there is danger .
focus on the danger and you live a life of fear . focus on the beauty and you live a life of freedom .
Scary stuff. Glad no one was hurt.
This time!
Oh wow!!! I was just here in August!!! Yes we were told the canyons flood. But wow!!!
These people are crazy! I have seen footage of water ripping out of that slot about 30 feet in the air. They are sitting ducks standing at the mouth like that.
Crowd: yellll scream whoooo hooooo
Others: its a bit of water🤷🏼♂️
It's not a flash flood, its a river basin. They're common for that and common sense would tell you by the looks of the terrain. Then again 90% of people lack that common sense anymore
Sure have to be aware of weather situations@ all times.....................
These are the same people you see trying to drive through floodwater that get swept away.
How can people under estimate the power of water?????
You don't mess with mother nature. Respect your elders and superiors. People standing right at the mouth of the cave have no time to escape if it hits full force. Sometimes debris creates a damn and slows it down but it will give way
why,oh why,are people playing in it?flash floods r extremely dangerous,water depth can rise quickly,current can be quite strong,and debris is a dangerous issue too.watch I time an animal or child swept away and then maybe a person would use common sense
Was kinda hoping a nest of vipers would flush out of the canyon to really pitch things up
Bunch of Darwin Award candidates in this video.
strano che non sia uscita dal canyon la madonna, l'avete invocata cosí tante volte..
Why are the people screaming and yelling and walking round but doing nothing to leave the area? The pickup and the other trucks could've said them they they can get on and taken them to a safe spot. Am I misunderstanding what's happening?
Look at the fools trapped at the mouth of the crevice by the water.
It's amazing how stupid people can be when faced with dangerous unusual weather.
I wonder what it looks like then the canyon's full of water.
when.
With all the organization and safety precautions and early warning tech and risk assessment policies of the typical Indian reservation, it’s difficult to describe my shock...... not that I have spent 30 years of my life working with these people......
beautiful. Thanks for this. :D
Where is the antelope?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antelope_Canyon
Reason video cut out is because the mountain blew up... killing everyone there. Camera was later found on a river bank. Little history for you, this was the same camera that they found that Cloverfield footage on!
There’s a bunch of bright folks, let’s play in the flash flood until it sweeps someone away!!!
As a tour bus driver I have taken hundreds and hundreds of people to this July is one of the busiest months there is if they knew it was raining up stream nation I’ll let people in the canyon
No that tragic accident happened in the lower antelope canyon.
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How do they think the canyon was formed in the first place?
Crowd control and useless screaming.
I think there were people in the canyon that they were screaming at to get out. The people in the canyon may have simply tried to wait it out by climbing into a ledge, which is not a very smart idea, as the water level can rise quickly in a narrow space like that.
The people standing around are actually waiting for the rest of the group to come out before leaving them there. There's far less risk for them, as the canyon will restrict the water that they would have to deal with.
Unless screaming in all situations is one of the things that just baffle me the most