Search ongoing for man who may have taken homemade raft down Colorado River

NBC News— Authorities are searching for a man and his dog after they disappeared at Grand Canyon National Park, possibly while trying to travel the Colorado River on a homemade wooden raft. Thomas Lee Robison, 58, of Santa Fe, New Mexico, "may have attempted to go down the Colorado River with his dog, who is a Welsh corgi, on a self made raft,” the National Park Service said in a statement and in a missing person flyer Wednesday. Robison’s dog was described as a 25-pound corgi that is 11 years old. The...

dailym.ai—New Mexico man and his dog both vanish after taking to the Grand Canyon river aboard very rickety homemade raft constructed from three wooden planks. Thomas L. Robinson disappeared with his dog in the Grand Canyon National Park on Sunday. The National Park Service believe the 58-year-old may have attempted to travel down the Colorado River on a handmade raft. A missing persons investigation has been launched by the park authorities

Phys.org—Precipitation may brighten Colorado River's future, says modeling study. The Colorado River's future may be a little brighter than expected, according to a new modeling study from CIRES researchers. Warming temperatures, which deplete water in the river, have raised doubts the Colorado River could recover from a multi-decade drought. The new study fully accounts for both rising temperatures and precipitation in the Colorado's headwaters, and finds precipitation, not temperature, will likely continue to dictate the flow of the river for the next 25 years.

LASVEGASNOW—Man, dog missing in Grand Canyon after possible homemade raft adventure. Authorities are searching for a 58-year-old man who may have tried to take a small homemade raft down the Grand Canyon with his dog, a Welsh Corgi.