Overview

• Janelle Banda, 32, vanished from the Edge of the World campsite in Coconino County on June 13 while camping with her father, David.
• Search and rescue operation led by the Coconino County and Pinal County sheriff’s offices scoured the remote area for three days.
• Teams found Banda near the bottom of Bear Sign Canyon on June 16 and airlifted her from the steep, narrow terrain.
• She was reported to have sustained injuries of unspecified severity but was alive and stable at the time of the rescue.
• Her father had warned about the campsite’s steep drop-offs, and her sister Sarah said the ordeal deepened her appreciation for every moment together.