An Arizona driver was rescued from a flooded Tonto Creek by a DPS helicopter crew and then given a citation in Gila County.
Gila County
Dodge was lowered from the chopper in a difficult and dangerous rescue near the Tonto Basin area of Tonto Creek. It's something the rescue team trains for regularly. "We lose a number of people every year, between 3 and 5, from flash flooding. A large number of people driving through, crossing or going into crossing, that even if they’re not marked, become hazardous and dangerous," he explained.
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