US Politics | Inside Grand Canyon tourists’ 28 hours of hell after being trapped 200ft underground but there’s an even stranger twist
FIVE tourists at Arizona's Grand Canyon Caverns were trapped about 200 feet underground for more than a day after an elevator malfunctioned. The group was hoisted out of the Caverns early on Tuesday after they became trapped on Sunday when the elevator did not work, per the Coconino County Sheriff's Office. 
Michael JimenezA group of tourists was rescued from Arizona's Grand Canyon Caverns after spending more than 24 hours trapped underground '/ ' 
The tourists waited for the issue to be resolved while staying at a suite at the bottom of the tourist attraction that usually goes for $1,000 a nightFOX10 
GettyThe Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs, Arizona, is a popular tourist destination that allows visitors to dine 21 stories underground '/ ' ...Believing it was an electrical problem, a generator was brought in. It's not an electrical problem. It's a mechanical problem," spokesperson Jon Paxton told CNN. There were no injuries in the group after the rescue, which took at least 25 minutes per person, according to officials. In a strange twist, the tourists waited for the issue to be resolved while staying at a suite at the bottom of the attraction that usually goes for $1,000 a night. While there are about 21 flights of stairs leading to the bottom with platforms and ladders, some of the people trapped did not have the physical ability to climb up the stairs to exit, Paxton said. Read More News 
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'STOP THE GLAMORIZING' Dahmer's dad says son has been sexualized as 'pretty boys' play him The stairs are reportedly narrow and steep, like a fire escape, with one of the tourists telling Fox "There was no protection from anybody slipping and falling.... At least two of the tourists, who took a 45-minute tour of the attraction before becoming trapped, are in their 70s. Still, some of the people in the group were able to take the stairs out. Felicia Jimenez, who was with a five-month-old and two-year-old daughter, walked out after being stranded for 10 hours and running out of diapers and formula. Most read in The US Sun VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills TOO TRAGIC Teen Mom fans sob as Gary Shirley's wife bawls over Amber Portwood custody loss 'SCARED I WAS NEXT' Foul-mouthed haunting confession of Kristin Smart's killer revealed WASH TRAGEDY 'World's dirtiest man' dies just months after taking first shower in 67 YEARS CASHING IN Direct payments worth up to $1,050 will start going out to millions in days NO MORE Kanye 'loses billionaire status' after being dropped for antisemitic remarks Officials apparently put their plan B in motion as the group was lifted out of the caverns instead of using the elevator. "We have a search and rescue team standing by as well as a hoisting apparatus to lift people out if the repairs take longer than expected or if people are not comfortable staying down there," Paxton had told CNN before the rescue. UPI reported that one of the families involved has said they will take legal action against the tourist attraction, alleging they were not given food for several hours while they were trapped underground. Read More on The US Sun 
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JUSTICE AT LAST Parade killer found guilty of murder of 6 after crashing car into crowd "I'm super frustrated because it's 2022, almost 2023, and I think handicap accessible should definitely be advanced by now," Jimenez told Fox. The Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs, Arizona, is a popular tourist destination that allows visitors to dine 21 stories underground. 
Michael JimenezAt least two of the tourists, who had been taking a 45-minute tour of the attraction, are in their 70s '/ '
Michael JimenezA group of tourists was rescued from Arizona's Grand Canyon Caverns after spending more than 24 hours trapped underground '/ ' The tourists waited for the issue to be resolved while staying at a suite at the bottom of the tourist attraction that usually goes for $1,000 a nightFOX10 GettyThe Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs, Arizona, is a popular tourist destination that allows visitors to dine 21 stories underground '/ ' ...Believing it was an electrical problem, a generator was brought in. It's not an electrical problem. It's a mechanical problem," spokesperson Jon Paxton told CNN. There were no injuries in the group after the rescue, which took at least 25 minutes per person, according to officials. In a strange twist, the tourists waited for the issue to be resolved while staying at a suite at the bottom of the attraction that usually goes for $1,000 a night. While there are about 21 flights of stairs leading to the bottom with platforms and ladders, some of the people trapped did not have the physical ability to climb up the stairs to exit, Paxton said. Read More News COP QUIZ Inside interrogation of Harmony Montgomery's dad as he faces murder rap 'STOP THE GLAMORIZING' Dahmer's dad says son has been sexualized as 'pretty boys' play him The stairs are reportedly narrow and steep, like a fire escape, with one of the tourists telling Fox "There was no protection from anybody slipping and falling.... At least two of the tourists, who took a 45-minute tour of the attraction before becoming trapped, are in their 70s. Still, some of the people in the group were able to take the stairs out. Felicia Jimenez, who was with a five-month-old and two-year-old daughter, walked out after being stranded for 10 hours and running out of diapers and formula. Most read in The US Sun VLAD'S BARRAGE Putin oversees 'nuke strike on West' during 'Operation Thunder' WW3 drills TOO TRAGIC Teen Mom fans sob as Gary Shirley's wife bawls over Amber Portwood custody loss 'SCARED I WAS NEXT' Foul-mouthed haunting confession of Kristin Smart's killer revealed WASH TRAGEDY 'World's dirtiest man' dies just months after taking first shower in 67 YEARS CASHING IN Direct payments worth up to $1,050 will start going out to millions in days NO MORE Kanye 'loses billionaire status' after being dropped for antisemitic remarks Officials apparently put their plan B in motion as the group was lifted out of the caverns instead of using the elevator. "We have a search and rescue team standing by as well as a hoisting apparatus to lift people out if the repairs take longer than expected or if people are not comfortable staying down there," Paxton had told CNN before the rescue. UPI reported that one of the families involved has said they will take legal action against the tourist attraction, alleging they were not given food for several hours while they were trapped underground. Read More on The US Sun DECISION TIME Serena Williams' stepmom's bid to save childhood home to be decided in days JUSTICE AT LAST Parade killer found guilty of murder of 6 after crashing car into crowd "I'm super frustrated because it's 2022, almost 2023, and I think handicap accessible should definitely be advanced by now," Jimenez told Fox. The Grand Canyon Caverns in Peach Springs, Arizona, is a popular tourist destination that allows visitors to dine 21 stories underground. Michael JimenezAt least two of the tourists, who had been taking a 45-minute tour of the attraction, are in their 70s '/ '
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