The Gila County Sheriff’s Office warned Arizona residents Friday morning that several roads and bridges were closed after floods made them unsafe to cross. Most of the closures were around Tonto Creek.
The Gila County Sheriff’s Office warned Arizona residents Friday morning that several roads and bridges were closed after floods made them unsafe to cross. Most of the closures were around Tonto Creek.
“Gila County Sheriff's Office would like to advise that the Store Crossing, Bar X Crossing and the A Crossing going across Tonto Creek in Tonto Basin are now closed. Please do not try to cross these crossings. Please have a safe day,” the sheriff’s office said in a statement.
Just a few hours later, deputies and several other agencies were performing a “search and rescue” for three missing children that were swept away by flooding at the Bar X Crossing at Tonto Creek. Two of the three missing children have now been found dead, according to a statement from Gila County Sheriff J. Adam Shepherd.
One child was found at 8:45 a.m. Saturday and another was found at 11:14 a.m. local time. Next of kin were notified for each.
Information about the ages of the children and their relations to those rescued has not been released.