Four people are dead and six others missing after flash flooding swept away a family at a swimming hole in central Arizona, police say.
Fourteen family members were near the Cold Springs Swimming Hole on Saturday afternoon when heavy rains caused flash floods, according to Sgt. David Hornung with the Gila County Sheriff’s Department.
Cold Springs is just north of Payson in Gila County, and about 90 miles north of Phoenix.
Four family members were rescued Saturday afternoon, Hornung said.
A search and rescue mission is underway for the missing family members. The Gila County Sheriff’s Office, Tonto Rim Search and Rescue, Arizona Department of Public Safety Ranger Helicopter, Whispering Pines Fire Department and US Forest Service are all participating in the effort.
The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for all of Southeast Arizona through Monday evening.
CNN affiliate KNXV in Phoenix tweeted a viewer’s photo of a flooded street in the Sun City area.
