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GILA COUNTY, Ariz. - Flash floods that struck last week were deadly, claiming the lives of three people. Now, we are hearing from a man who says he barely made it out alive.

The floods began Sept. 26 and lasted through the weekend.

What they're saying:

David Hayes Sr., a 66-year-old Marine veteran, broke his leg attempting to get to safety. Hayes was inside his trailer at an RV park when the creek overflowed, sending water rushing into the park and damaging trailers and motor homes caught underneath a bridge.

"I'm thinking I'm going to die. I say, I'm going to die," Hayes said.

The veteran, who served from 1979 to 1985, has lived in Globe, Arizona , for 40 years and describes last week's flooding as the scariest moment of his life.

"I came home that day, and it s

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