A woman died after a running wash swept a car off a roadway in southern Arizona Friday night. Around 9:30 p.m., a woman dialed 911 to report she was caught in a flash flood and her vehicle was sinking in the water, according to the Cochise County Sheriffโs Office Search and Rescue (CCSO SAR) team.
When deputies arrived in the desert area near Benson, close to Ocotillo Road and north of Interstate 10, they found a man getting swept away into a different wash and rescued him. Other first responders later found the woman dead several feet from her car, which was mostly submerged in the running water.
A second person was rescued, according to CCSO, but no further details on their status were released. The incident remains under investigation. Cochise County Sheriffโs Office urges drivers to be careful when driving around muddy areas and washes.
