Two recent Arizona State University (ASU) graduates drowned while visiting a popular nature area known as Fossil Creek last week ... entered the water near the falls and did not come back up.

Although much of Arizona comprises arid landscapes ... to a natural waterfall. If you visit Fossil Creek Falls during the summer season from April 1 to Oct. 1, you need to make a reservation ...

They were on a trip to Fossil Creek with 16 other recent graduates. The Gila County Sherriff's Office said the group arrived Wednesday afternoon and hiked about four miles to the lower falls area.