PAYSON, AZ -Crews have located remains during their search for a 27-year-old man who went missing after deadly flash flooding near Payson that killed nine of his relatives.
Officials at a Wednesday evening press conference confirmed they had found remains “believed to be related to the search” for Hector Miguel Garnica.
The Department of Public Safety is doing DNA analysis on the remains.
Source: Payson flash flooding deaths: Crews locate remains during search for missing man – ABC15 Arizona
PAYSON, Ariz. – Nine bodies were recovered over the weekend, all part of the same family, after a flash flood swept through a popular swimming hole north of Payson.
The family was celebrating a birthday at the Cold Springs Swimming Hole on Saturday afternoon, when meteorologists issued a Flash Flood Warning.
A 4-foot wall of water and debris tore through the canyon, washing some of the victims several miles downstream.
The victims who were found dead on Saturday and Sunday were identified by Gila County Sheriff’s Office on Monday as: Jonathan Leon, 13; Mia Garnica, 5; Emily Garnica, 3; Daniel Garnica, 7; Javier Raya-Garcia, 19; Selia Garcia Castaneda, 57; Erica Raya-Garcia, 2; Maribel Raya-Garcia, 24; and Maria Raya-Garcia, 27.
A family member told ABC15 that Hector Garnica, 27, is still missing. Crews are still searching the area.
Source: Payson flash flooding deaths: Who are the victims? – ABC15 Arizona
Victoria Arias’ reputation — of having a welcoming “aura,” and of sharing her talents as a mariachi — brought about 600 to a prayer service Wednesday evening at south-side San Miguel High School’s gymnasium.
On Monday morning, July 10, Arias, a healthy and strong 18-year-old lap swimmer, was found at the bottom of her family’s pool in southwest Tucson.
She had been swimming laps, as she did daily, but for reasons no one knows had apparently been underwater for at least 10 minutes, said Tracy Koslowski, a spokeswoman for Drexel Heights Fire District. Relatives did CPR until Drexel Heights paramedics arrived and continued the efforts, then took Arias to St. Mary’s Hospital.
Msgr. Raúl Trevizo, pastor at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church where the Arias family are parishioners, announced that Arias died about 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Source: Tucson teen’s tragedy unites her community in prayer | Local news | tucson.com
A 2 1/2-year-old girl who was submerged in a backyard pool for an unknown period of time late Sunday afternoon was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital, authorities said.
The girl was identified as Vivica Camacho. Fire crews responded to the drowning call near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road and found the child was not breathing, Capt. Larry Subervi said.
She was pulled from the pool in the 4100 block of West Cavalier Drive about 5 p.m.A Phoenix police spokeswoman confirmed the girl’s death.
Source: Toddler pronounced dead after being pulled from pool
PHOENIX – The Phoenix Fire Department was called out to a west Phoenix home after a toddler drowned.
According to officials, two-year-old Vivica Camacho was submerged in the water, for an unknown period of time, at a home near 43rd Avenue and Bethany Home Road before he was pulled out.
Camacho was taken to a hospital without a pulse; she was not breathing and she later passed away, officials said.
Source: Toddler dies after being pulled from Phoenix pool – ABC15 Arizona
BUCKEYE, AZ – An 18-month-old girl is hospitalized after being pulled from a Buckeye pool.
The Buckeye Fire Department responded to a home Miller and Lower Buckeye roads around 7:15 p.m. Saturday after receiving reports about a possible drowning.
According to a fire spokesperson, the infant was in the pool for an unknown amount of time after falling in.
The pool has no barrier or fencing around it.
Source: Buckeye Fire: 18-month-old girl pulled from pool, airlifted to hospital in critical condition – ABC15 Arizona
A woman drowned in a west Valley canal, just hours after a body was found in the same area.
The incident happened around 1 a.m. on Monday in the area of 99th Avenue and McDowell Road in west Phoenix.
Phoenix Police say a man called 911 after spotting a woman struggling to stay above water in a canal.
Firefighters from Phoenix, Avondale and Tolleson responded to the scene. Unfortunately, by the time rescuers arrived on scene, the woman had drowned. Firefighters recovered the body.
Source: Woman drowns overnight in west Phoenix canal; another body recovered hours earlier – ABC15 Arizona
GILBERT, AZ – A young girl is hospitalized in serious condition after she was found in a Gilbert pool.Reports came in about a possible drowning around 6:15 p.m.
Saturday evening at a home near Val Vista Drive and Elliot Road.
According to a Gilbert fire spokesperson, the 2-year-old girl was pulled from a pool and CPR was performed until firefighters arrived.
Update on drowning. 2yo. female, pulled from pool, CPR performed prior to Gilbert fire crew arrival. Patient in serious condition.
— Gilbert Fire Rescue (@GilbertFireDept) May 21, 2017
Source: Two-year-old girl hospitalized after being pulled from Gilbert pool – ABC15 Arizona
PHOENIX – Officials are investigating after a one-year-old girl was found unresponsive in a bucket of water in north Phoenix.
The incident happened at a house near 40th Street and Union Hills Drive.
Phoenix fire said the parents were home at the of the incident and found their baby in a bucket in the backyard.
Crews said the parents of the child are gardeners and accidentally left out a bucket of water.
Source: FD: Baby found unresponsive in bucket of water in Phoenix – ABC15 Arizona
MESA, AZ – A child found in a backyard pool Saturday evening has died, police said.
Firefighters and police responded to a home near Lindsay and Brown roads around 7 p.m. Saturday.Crews were told a 3-year-old boy was found face-down in a swimming pool.
He was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition.
In an update Sunday, police said resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful and the child was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Source: Mesa police: 3-year-old boy dies after being found in backyard pool – ABC15 Arizona
