Overview

• First responders pulled a man and a baby from the roof of a submerged car on Tuesday near Battaglia Road and Highway 87 in Eloy, Arizona.
• The Pinal County Sheriff’s Office search-and-rescue team worked with Eloy Police and the Casa Grande Fire Department, using a ladder truck to reach the pair.
• Eloy Police said the driver went around barricades before the vehicle became stuck in fast-moving water.
• Both were brought to dry land and reported safe, with treatment for possible injuries noted in local accounts.
• Authorities urged drivers to avoid flooded roadways and washes as recent storms have produced heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of Arizona.