Chandler man rescued from floodwaters in Apache Junction after vehicle swept away

PHOENIX — A Chandler man was rescued from floodwaters in Apache Junction on Monday after his vehicle was swept into the Weekes Wash flood control basin.

Apache Junction Police Department officers responded to a call of a stranded driver being caught in rising water at around 8:30 p.m. in the area of Fourth Avenue and Tomahawk Road, authorities said.

Upon arrival, Apache Junction officers located the 59-year-old man and conducted a water rescue…

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