# Arizona congressman heard a ‘freight train crash’ as flash flood hit Grand Canyon

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- NBC News, 2026-09-02 15:26 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/rep-david-schweikert-describes-surviving-deadly-grand-canyon-flash-flo-rcna595625

> Rep. David Schweikert, R-Ariz., said a flash flood near his rafting group in the Grand Canyon on Saturday sounded like “a freight train smashing into a boulder” as it swept across the landscape.

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