BENSON, Ariz. - A woman died after her vehicle was swept away by rushing water in southeast Arizona on Friday night, deputies said.

The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue team reported that the incident began around 9:30 p.m. local time, when a woman called 911 to report that she was trapped in a flash flood and her vehicle was sinking just north of Interstate 10.

When authorities arrived, they rescued a man from the floodwaters but were unable to immediately locate the woman, who was later found deceased outside her submerged vehicle nearby.

In a statement, first responders described the night as a tragic reminder of the dangers of flash flooding.

"Please turn around and don’t drown," the CCSO SAR stated. "Wait until the water recedes before driving through a flooded wa

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