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Lou Ann Merrill 4/8/2017; Grand Canyon, near the North Rim
Topic Started: Apr 23 2017, 07:48 PM (151 Views)
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The wife of a famed footwear maker and her grandson are still missing after they lost their footing while hiking with family in the Grand Canyon last Saturday. On Friday, after nearly a week of search efforts, the Grand Canyon National Park scaled back the search efforts.

Lou Ann Merrell, 64, and her step grandson, Jackson Standefer, 14, were hiking with family members, including boot maker Randy Merrell, when they slipped at the bottom area of the Grand Canyon, near the North Rim. Both Lou Ann and Jackson were swept away by the current.


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Both the Merrell Shoe Company and the Standefer family have funded additional rescue workers to assist volunteers in finding Lou Ann and Jackson. The Arizona Department of Public Safety and the National Park Service have also been helping in the search efforts. The Standefer family sent in a Sky Ranger military-grade drone for assistance, but so far, there’s been no sign of the missing pair.
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the grandsons body has been located however she is still missing.
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