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据NCDC/NOAA，当时游客靠由纳瓦霍方面管理的绳梯进出峡谷。
原文引用 1 处
「access is via rope ladders controlled by Navajo Nation representatives」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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事发后不久的报道称，峡谷入口没有山洪警示牌；到 1997 年 10 月，入口新增了几块只有英文的小警示牌。
前半句出自 Newsweek，后半句出自 Deseret News。
原文引用 2 处
「there are no signs posted at the Navajo-controlled entrance to the canyon warning of flash floods」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「A few small signs posted since the August drownings advised - in English - of the possibility of flash floods.」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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1997 年起羚羊峡谷成为纳瓦霍部落公园，只能凭许可进入，如今基本只能跟随向导游览。
原文引用 2 处
「It has been accessible by permit only since 1997, when the Navajo Tribe made it a Navajo Tribal Park.」
Wikipedia ·
「To visit either slot you will need to sign up with a Navajo guide」
Boulder City Review · 2021-10-21
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据AP，这是不到一周内亚利桑那州第四场造成严重损失的山洪，正值美国西南部每年的季风期。
原文引用 1 处
「It was the fourth devastating flash flood in Arizona in less than a week during the Southwest's annual monsoon season.」
AP · 1997-08-13
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向导所在的 TrekAmerica 经营美国各地的户外游览团，主要面向欧洲年轻游客（美联社称其为英国公司）；这次的团从丹佛出发，途经鲍威尔湖。
「从丹佛出发、途经鲍威尔湖」仅见于 Climb-Utah。
原文引用 2 处
「a British company that offers outdoor tours around the country and caters to young Europeans」
AP · 1997-08-13
「This tour set out from Denver, and stopped at Lake Powell, along the Arizona-Utah state line.」
Climb-Utah ·
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TrekAmerica 方面则表示当天天气很好、没有任何迹象，并坚称没有收到这样的警告。
原文引用 2 处
「"As far as I know, it was a nice lovely day, and there was no indication that this was coming,"」
AP · 1997-08-13
「Administrators at TrekAmerica, the California-based company sponsoring the group, have insisted no such warning was issued」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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遇难的 11 人中有 7 名法国人、2 名美国人、1 名英国人和 1 名瑞典人。
原文引用 2 处
「two are Americans, seven are French, one is from Britain and one is from Sweden」
AP · 1997-08-13
「nine Europeans and two Americans, from New Orleans」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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遇难者中有 5 人是 TrekAmerica 旅行团成员。
原文引用 2 处
「Five were members of a tour group organized by TrekAmerica」
AP · 1997-08-13
「Five of those who died were on a TrekAmerica tour.」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
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据Climb-Utah，搜寻持续了整整一周，警方和搜寻犬队在峡谷和下游的鲍威尔湖作业。
原文引用 1 处
「Numerous police and cadaver dog teams came to assist, and the messy, traumatizing effort lasted a full week.」
Climb-Utah ·
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据Climb-Utah，据报道，这个团当天早些时候已经游览过峡谷，几名团员想回去把剩下的胶卷拍完，计划走到一处叫「鹰之眼」的岩洞。
原文引用 2 处
「The group had already toured the canyon earlier in the day, but several members of the group wanted to go back and use up the rest of their film.」
Climb-Utah ·
「They planned to hike to a hole in the rock known as "Eye of the Eagle" arch.」
Climb-Utah ·
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据KSL，向导 Quintana 后来回忆，团里有人对景色很兴奋，也有人感到不安、没有进去。
原文引用 1 处
「some were excited by the scenery; others were nervous and wouldn't go in」
KSL · 2013-06-20
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事发前当地已发布强雷暴警报，灾时警报仍在生效。
原文引用 2 处
「A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued for the area 45 minutes before the flood」
AP · 1997-08-13
「a severe thunderstorm warning was in effect at the time of the flood」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
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强雷暴警报发布的时间说法不一：美联社说在山洪前 45 分钟；Climb-Utah 说在山洪前两小时。
两种说法提前量不同，原因不明。
原文引用 2 处
「A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued for the area 45 minutes before the flood」
AP · 1997-08-13
「A severe thunderstorm warning had been issued for the area two hours before the flood」
Climb-Utah ·
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纳瓦霍方面称，在入口收门票的当地人曾因附近的雷暴警告旅行团有山洪危险。
原文引用 3 处
「a local resident who collects admission from canyon hikers warned the tour group about the danger of flash flooding because of a storm in the area」
AP · 1997-08-13
「Members of the Navajo nation said they had warned the hikers not to venture into the canyon.」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「have insisted that their toll-booth operator at Antelope Canyon told the doomed party to get out of the canyon because of an upriver thunderstorm but that the advice was ignored」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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据NCDC/NOAA，据气象部门记录，11 名遇难者和向导曾被警告不要进入峡谷，因为正在逼近的雷暴可能引发山洪。
原文引用 1 处
「The eleven who died and a tour guide were warned not to enter the canyon because of the flood potential from an approaching thunderstorm.」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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当时峡谷上空晴朗，游客被冲走的地点只下了极少量的雨。
原文引用 3 处
「the spot where the hikers were swept away got only a trace of rain」
AP · 1997-08-13
「Skies over the canyon were clear at the time.」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
「Very little rain fell at the site that day.」
Wikipedia ·
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据Newsweek，据报道，12 人大约在下午 2 点半进入下羚羊峡谷。
原文引用 1 处
「12 hikers enter Lower Antelope Canyon for a sightseeing tour sometime around 2:30」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
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引发山洪的雷暴位置说法不一：Newsweek 说在佩吉东南 15 英里、比峡谷高约 2000 英尺的地方；Deseret News 说在上游 15 英里；KSL 一篇说在 17 英里外，另一篇说在 30 英里外；气象部门记录说在上游 3 到 5 英里。
各报道对雷暴位置的描述不同，可能是起算点不同。
原文引用 5 处
「Around 3 p.m. a severe thuunderstorm breaks out 15 miles southeast of Page, an area 2,000 feet higher than the canyon.」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「spawned by a storm 15 miles upriver」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
「a thunderstorm 17 miles away was dumping a huge amount of rain into the drainage」
KSL · 2013-06-20
「from a storm 30 miles away」
KSL · 2013-12-01
「A severe thunderstorm 3 to 5 miles upstream produced very heavy rain」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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洪水高度说法不一：目击者和美联社、Newsweek 说是约 11 英尺（约 3.4 米）高的水墙；气象部门记录说是 10 到 30 英尺。
原文引用 3 处
「A flash flood sent an 11-foot wall of water crashing through a normally dry canyon」
AP · 1997-08-13
「witnesses report seeing the flash flood, an 11-foot wall of water, racing through the lower canyon」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「causing a 10-30 foot wall of water to crash down Antelope Canyon」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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据Newsweek，据报道，下午约 3 点半，有人目击山洪冲过下羚羊峡谷。
原文引用 1 处
「At about 3:30 p.m. witnesses report seeing the flash flood」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
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据Climb-Utah，据报道，山洪袭来时一行人进入深狭缝还不到 100 码，离出口的梯子约 100 英尺。
原文引用 2 处
「less than 100 yards into the deep slot canyon the flash flood hit」
Climb-Utah ·
「But the ladders leading out of the narrow canyon were 100 feet away.」
Climb-Utah ·
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据KSL，向导 Quintana 回忆，他听到像喷气机一样的轰鸣，起初以为是地震；他和另外两人望向上游，看到涌来的水头，随即爬上岩架并把两人拉了上去。
原文引用 3 处
「it sounded like a jet plane, so I thought it was an earthquake」
KSL · 2013-06-20
「"I climbed up a ledge and pulled them up with me,"」
KSL · 2013-06-20
「With two others, he looked up the canyon and saw a rooster tail of water.」
KSL · 2013-06-20
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据AP，一些游客站在峡谷顶上，眼看着谷底的 12 人被冲向下游。
原文引用 1 处
「Horrified tourists watched from the top of the so-called slot canyon as the 12 were swept downstream.」
AP · 1997-08-13
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11 人遇难，只有向导一人生还。
原文引用 4 处
「Quintana was the lone survivor.」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「Eleven hikers died Aug. 12」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
「Eleven hikers and tourists were drowned by a flash flood in a narrow slot canyon 5 miles southeast of Page.」
NCDC/NOAA ·
「Eleven people died; he alone lived.」
KSL · 2013-12-01
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据NCDC/NOAA，据气象部门记录，遇难者为 6 名女性和 5 名男性，年龄最小 19 岁、最大 45 岁。
原文引用 2 处
「Female, 19」
NCDC/NOAA ·
「Male, 45.」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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向导 Francisco「Poncho」Quintana 当年 28 岁，被发现时抓着谷底的岩石或岩架，被送医治疗后出院。
原文引用 3 处
「The TrekAmerica group's tour guide was rescued while clinging to a rock at the bottom of the canyon」
AP · 1997-08-13
「found in the wake of the flood clinging to a ledge, naked and badly battered」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
「Poncho Quintane, 28, was treated at a hospital and released.」
AP · 1997-08-13
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向导被冲出的距离说法不一：气象部门记录说被冲到下游数英里；Deseret News 说半英里多；Climb-Utah 说是在离游客最初被冲击处四分之一英里的岩架上被发现。
原文引用 3 处
「The tour guide alone survived after being carried several miles downstream by the flood.」
NCDC/NOAA ·
「Quintana was swept more than a half mile through the narrow canyon and managed to climb onto a ledge.」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
「Quintana was found on a ledge a quarter-mile from where the hikers were first hit by the flash flood」
Climb-Utah ·
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据报道，Quintana 在急流中让双脚朝向下游顺流而下；Climb-Utah 还写到他保持仰面，称这是激流漂流者学过的方法。
原文引用 2 处
「staying on his back and keeping his feet pointed downstream, just as white water rafters are taught」
Climb-Utah ·
「cover your head, flow with the rapids feet first」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
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据Climb-Utah，洪水一直流到第二天凌晨 4 点，搜救人员起初几乎无法展开工作。
原文引用 1 处
「the water kept flowing and continued to flow until 4:00 a.m. the next morning」
Climb-Utah ·
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据AP，8 月 13 日，潜水员和搜救人员排查了狭缝到鲍威尔湖之间约 4 英里的峡谷，下午因担心再发山洪暂停搜索。
原文引用 2 处
「Divers and other searchers checked the four miles of Antelope Canyon between the slot canyon and Lake Powell」
AP · 1997-08-13
「before the search was postponed Wednesday afternoon for fear of more flooding」
AP · 1997-08-13
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据AP，8 月 13 日，直升机在下游约一英里半处发现一名女性遇难者，这是当天找到的唯一一名。
原文引用 1 处
「spotted from a helicopter a mile and a half downstream」
AP · 1997-08-13
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据Deseret News，县警长办公室 9 月 29 日发布正式报告，称收票员警告过旅行团成员不要进入峡谷，但没有命令他们离开；调查结论是不对任何人提起刑事指控。
原文引用 2 处
「the ticket-taker warned tour members against going into the canyon but did not order them out」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
「Investigators concluded than no one associated with the tragedy would face charges」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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据Deseret News，据 Deseret News 1997 年 10 月的报道，峡谷门票不含安全讲解，上游也没有洪水警报系统。
原文引用 1 处
「safety lec-tures are not included with the price of admission, and no upriver flood-alarm system is employed」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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据Deseret News，至 1997 年 10 月，纳瓦霍管理方已无限期关闭下羚羊峡谷。
原文引用 1 处
「the lower portion of the canyon where the incident of Aug. 12 occurred has been closed indefintely by the canyon's Navajo managers」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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据Deseret News，佩吉商会负责人认为，面对不说英语的游客，警告必须直截了当地说「不」，「也许」很难被听懂。
原文引用 1 处
「"When you're dealing with visitors - especially ones who don't speak English - you have to be pretty basic, you have to say `no,' " Nevills-Staveley said.」
Deseret News · 1997-10-09
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据Deseret News，1998 年 2 月，三名法国遇难者的家属准备在凤凰城联邦地区法院起诉 TrekAmerica，指控向导明知或应知有山洪风险仍让团员进入峡谷。
原文引用 3 处
「The families of three French hikers killed in a flash flood through a winding subterranean canyon in August are moving to sue the tour group that sponsored their hike.」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
「he "knew, or should have known" of a risk of flash flood」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
「An attorney for the hikers' families submitted the suit to the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court in Phoenix」
Deseret News · 1998-02-23
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据Wikipedia，2006 年 10 月 30 日峡谷再次发生持续 36 小时的洪水，部落公园管理方因此关闭下羚羊峡谷 5 个月。
原文引用 1 处
「A flood occurred on October 30, 2006 that lasted 36 hours, and led to the Tribal Park Authorities closing Lower Antelope Canyon for 5 months.」
Wikipedia ·
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据KSL，2013 年，Quintana 出版回忆录《Breathe for Me》，书于事发 16 周年当天发行；他多次重返峡谷。
几条引文出自同一家媒体的不同报道，按一个来源计
原文引用 2 处
「will be released August 12, the sixteenth anniversary of the flood」
KSL · 2013-06-20
「He's returned to Antelope Canyon many times.」
KSL · 2013-12-01
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羚羊峡谷位于亚利桑那州佩吉附近的纳瓦霍保留地，分为上、下两段狭缝峡谷，下段又称「螺旋峡谷」（The Corkscrew）。
原文引用 2 处
「It is located on Navajo land near Page, Arizona. Antelope Canyon includes two separate, photogenic slot canyon sections」
Wikipedia ·
「These choice canyons are only a few miles apart within the same drainage on the Navajo Reservation just minutes from Page, Arizona.」
Boulder City Review · 2021-10-21
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峡谷由纳瓦霍砂岩在一次次山洪冲刷下形成，峡谷水系最终注入鲍威尔湖。
原文引用 3 处
「Antelope Canyon was formed by erosion of Navajo Sandstone,[2] primarily due to flash flooding」
Wikipedia ·
「The Antelope Canyon drainage eventually empties into Lake Powell.」
Boulder City Review · 2021-10-21
「the area's contorted, twisting walls were shaped over the millennia by thousands of flash floods」
KSL · 2013-06-20
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下羚羊峡谷极为狭窄，有些地方伸手能同时摸到两侧岩壁，深处约 100 英尺（约 30 米）。
原文引用 2 处
「at points, is some 100 feet deep and so narrow that hikers can touch both of its walls」
Newsweek · 1997-08-25
「The canyon near the Utah state line is so narrow that hikers can touch both sides at some points.」
AP · 1997-08-13
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据NCDC/NOAA，据气象部门事件记录，事发区域的峡谷宽深变化很大，从约 20 英尺宽、30 英尺深，到约 200 英尺深而只有 2 英尺宽。
原文引用 1 处
「the depth and width of Antelope Canyon varies from about 20 feet across and 30 feet deep to points where it is 200 feet deep but only two (2) feet across」
NCDC/NOAA ·
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峡谷正上方不下雨也可能发生山洪：远处上游的降雨会汇入狭缝，几乎没有预兆。
原文引用 2 处
「Rain does not have to fall on or near the Antelope Canyon slots for flash floods to whip through」
Wikipedia ·
「Even if the sky is clear directly above, a storm miles away can still cause a torrent of water through here」
Boulder City Review · 2021-10-21
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11 名遇难者中有 2 人始终没有找到。
其中有低可信度来源
原文引用 2 处
「it killed his 11 customers, two of whom were never found」
KSL · 2013-12-01
「Two of the victims have never been located」
Climb-Utah ·
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下羚羊峡谷后来装上了金属阶梯和逃生通道，步道口立有纪念遇难者的大型铭牌。
原文引用 2 处
「Prior to the installation of metal stairways, visiting the canyon required climbing with ropes and ladders in certain areas.」
Wikipedia ·
「Back then there were no escape routes within the canyon, but since then they have been installed. There is a large memorial plaque at the trailhead」
Boulder City Review · 2021-10-21
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