The body of a 22-year-old was recovered from the Salt River on Sunday, roughly a day after Maricopa County deputies responded to a missing person report.
May 262026
May 252026
Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office says two people drowned on the Salt River during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.
The first incident occurred after 3 p.m. Saturday when a 22-year-old man was reported missing at the river.
Then, around 10:30 a.m. Monday, officials received reports of a man struggling in the water near Stewart Mountain Dam.
Deputies later found the victim, 23-year-old Jason Blake Jr., dead in the area
Source: Two men drown at Salt River during Memorial Day holiday weekend, MCSO confirms
May 202026
GOODYEAR, AZ — A child was taken to a hospital after a near-drowning at a West Valley home on Wednesday morning. Goodyear PIO has reported that the child died at the hospital.
Around 7:30 a.m., emergency crews were called to a home near 179th Avenue and Broadway Road in Goodyear.
Source: Young child taken to hospital after near-drowning at Goodyear home
May 202026
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A toddler is in critical condition after nearly drowning in a backyard pool in Goodyear Wednesday morning.
“Time is precious when we get there. We know that a child’s life is in the balance like that,” said Jay Arthur of the Drowning Prevention Coalition of Arizona. He is also a retired Phoenix firefighter with decades of experience responding to drowning calls. “What we see as first responders, we see the faces of our own children when we’re working on them.”
So far this year, there have been zero drowning deaths involving children in the Valley, according to Children’s Safety Zone. But Arthur said two kids who nearly drowned this year are severely impaired.
Source: Recent Arizona drownings spark safety concerns ahead of Memorial Day weekend
May 182026
PHOENIX — A adult man is in critical condition after a near-drowning incident at a backyard pool in central Phoenix, according to the Phoenix Fire Department.
The man was found unconscious and not breathing in a backyard pool near 7th Avenue and Indian School Road Monday afternoon.
May 092026
CANYON LAKE, AZ — An 18-year-old man drowned Friday afternoon at Canyon Lake, according to the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office.
MCSO Lake Patrol deputies responded to the scene around 1 p.m. on May 8 after witnesses reported a possible drowning.
Source: Teen drowns while attempting to swim across cove at Canyon Lake
May 042026
Scottsdale
— A man died after being pulled from a pool in Scottsdale, the city’s police department said.
Scottsdale Police Department said a man on his late 70s who was pulled from the pull at Scottsdale Jewish Community Center was transported to a hospital, where he later died.
Source: Man dead after being pulled from a pool at a community center in Scottsdale
Apr 112026
PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A young child is in the hospital after nearly drowning Saturday in the Deer Valley area of north Phoenix.
First responders were called to a home in a neighborhood near 23rd Avenue and Beardsley Road, which is south of the Loop 101 Agua Fria, just before 5:30 p.m.
Source: Toddler seriously injured in near-drowning in north Phoenix
Apr 102026
LAKE HAVASU, AZ (AZFamily) — Two men are dead after their boat crashed on the Colorado River near Lake Havasu on Tuesday.
Deputies found the boat near the California side of the shoreline. San Bernardino County and Lake Havasu fire crews responded to help the two men.
Source: 2 men dead after boat crash on Colorado River near Lake Havasu
Apr 062026
Phoenix police say officers found a man near 44th Street and Earll Drive. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Source: Body found in Phoenix