[Awclist] [Fwd: RRFW Riverwire - PARK SEARCHING FOR MISSING 19 YEAR-OLD HIKER]

[Thomas Robey]

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Subject: 	RRFW Riverwire - PARK SEARCHING FOR MISSING 19 YEAR-OLD HIKER
Date: 	Mon, 17 Jul 2006 21:59:13 -0600
From: 	Riverwire <riverwire at rrfw.org>
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Organization: 	River Runners for Wilderness
To: 	Riverwire <riverwire at rrfw.org>



*RRFW Riverwire – PARK SEARCHING FOR MISSING 19 YEAR-OLD HIKER*

*July 17, 2006*

Park Rangers from Grand Canyon National Park are searching for a 19 
year-old woman who was last seen near Hermit Rapid along the Colorado 
River around 6:00pm on Sunday, July 16, 2006. The woman, identified as 
Iryna Shylo, a Grand Canyon resident, was on an overnight hike in the 
inner canyon with a hiking partner when she disappeared. Ms. Shylo’s 
hiking partner indicated she went down river to go to the bathroom and 
failed to return. Her hiking partner reported her missing to Backcountry 
Rangers early this morning.

Ms. Shylo is a 19 year-old, white female. She is 5 feet 10 inches tall 
and weighs 120 pounds. She has black hair and brown eyes. She was last 
seen wearing blue jean denim cut-off shorts, a blue, green and white 
flowered bikini style top and white tennis shoes.

Ms. Shylo had hiked into the Canyon on Sunday, July 16, on the Hermit 
Trail with a male in his early 50’s. They had planned on spending the 
night and hiking out the following day.

Today’s search efforts consisted of an aerial and ground search of the 
area where Ms. Syhlo was last seen. Park rangers have also interviewed 
her hiking partner and other trail users that were in the area. Park 
rangers will be inserted into the search area late tonight and will 
continue their search efforts early in the morning. A scent dog team is 
being contacted for possible deployment to the Hermit Rapid area in the 
morning as well.

Park Rangers have distributed a missing person’s flyer [contact RRFW for 
copy with Ms. Shylo’s photo] and are asking for assistance in locating 
Ms. Shylo. If you have any information regarding this individual, please 
contact the National Park Service at (928) 638-7805.

This is the 2^nd female hiker to have gone missing in the past 5 weeks. 
The body of Tomomi Hanamure of Tokyo, Japan, was found May 13^th in 
Havasu Canyon. The Coconino County Sheriff’s Office is investigating her 
death as a homicide.

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