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Apache Junction Police Rescue Driver From Flooded Wash During Monday Storms

Local reports later corrected preliminary claims to confirm only one person was rescued.

Overview

  • Officers responded around 8:30 p.m. to Weeks Wash near 4th Avenue and Tomahawk Road after a 911 call reported a vehicle swept away.
  • The 59-year-old Chandler driver was told to stay inside as police threw him a rope from a patrol vehicle and guided him out safely.
  • The vehicle was recovered once waters dropped and was towed to the driver’s home.
  • Superstition Fire and Medical initially said two people were rescued, but officials later confirmed there was only one.
  • Crews encountered fast-moving floodwater during Monday’s storms, and the scene was later turned over to the Pinal County Sheriff’s Office.