Overview

• Authorities identified the victim as 38-year-old Ander J. Pallares Polanco of Scottsdale.
• His car was found submerged near 77th and Garfield Streets on Friday night, and his body was located downstream Saturday morning.
• Scottsdale Fire reported three swift-water rescue assignments Friday afternoon at unbridged wash crossings as waters rose quickly.
• Earlier rescues included a man pulled from a blue Toyota Prius in Indian Bend Wash near Miller Road and Roosevelt Street around 4:20 p.m. and a woman rescued near Hayden Road and McCormick Parkway just before 6 p.m., with no injuries in those incidents.
• A flood watch covered much of the Valley and parts of Pinal and Gila counties until 11 p.m. Friday as heavy rain caused widespread traffic delays and officials urged drivers to avoid flooded washes.