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.

Police told the driver to remain inside his vehicle, as they used a rope with one end stemming from the patrol vehicle and the other end thrown to the driver.

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