Sedona AZ (October 6, 2015) – On October 5, 2015 at 4:30 in the afternoon, approximately sixteen Coconino County Sheriff’s deputies, Search and Rescue team members, and U.S. Forest Service responders were forced to higher ground during a flash flood in Oak Creek Canyon, north of the Sedona city limits.
The responders were conducting a body recovery after a jumper committed suicide off the canyon’s Midgely Bridge. Due to an area storm with heavy rains, hail and lightning, rescuers had to delay removal of the body. After the storm subsided, rescuers entered the canyon.
While conducting the recovery, CCSO personnel reported a flash flood in Oak Creek Canyon from heavy rainfall over Wilson Mountain. Rescuers were in the process of hoisting the body to the bridge platform when the flash flood occurred. The body was already above flood waters; however, responders below the bridge had to retreat quickly uphill away from rising waters.
With several feet of fast moving water going through the canyon, three of the responders became briefly stranded on one side of the canyon. They were not in danger and waited for about an hour to ensure storm cells had cleared and the water safely receded before they recrossed.
The recovery proceeded without further incident. Watch the Coconino County Sheriff’s Office video of the beginning flood waters here.
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@Eddie Maddock. Repent for you have sinned. (recently?) :-)
@Karen, you are wrong! People say things under the cloak of secrecy that they wouldn’t have the courage to say if their name were published! Plus, you don’t need to tell the truth (obviously), if you’re going to be held accountable!!!
@Cowards – And just who are you, really? You set a contrary example to what you are preaching since apparently you seek your “cloak of secrecy” because you wouldn’t have the courage to post your words under your real name? And why is that?
What do you mean by “you don’t need to tell the truth if you’re going to be held accountable.” Then does mean mean the only ones accountable are those that don’t use their real name and write lies?
@cowards
You do realize that COWARDS, I’m sure is not your real name either!? Am I correct?
Let me repeat myself: sharlett says:
“Bless all our first responders and their dedication!”
sharlett says:
October 6, 2015 at 8:57 pm
I am going to say – One more time – that my response to this article was simply to praise and give credit to our first Responders! How those grateful words got taken so far off track is just so wrong and self serving – on all responders posts…and I believe all should hang your heads and pray for forgiveness’.
How simple is it to thank the responders who had to deal with the jumper…..and at the same time I feel very sorry for the guy who jumped. Is it wrong to do either?
And how right would it be to not interject personal political attacks when a man took his own life?
In my opinion it is sad that his death is a means to continue some sort of your political crap for your own benefits.
Well the sheer determination by this Sharlett to remain so disrespectful to those who express concerns about a specific portion of the suicide report is becoming even more suspicious. What could possibly be the reason this alleged woman remains so unmindful of the portion about first responders being put in danger because of a sudden flash flood? And she claims to care about them?
Forked tongue is a good description of this two-faced individual who ignores the overall situation in favor of focusing on the damnation of all that don’t agree with her. And now the alliance from the unknown number of residents in West Sedona that speak in her defense? The commonality? Quite possibly the fear that precious dollars being given to the regional Chamber of Commerce might be better spent on improving infrastructure conditions, such as Drainage Master Plan, for public safety in general. How much money to Missy Sharlett might be in jeopardy if those funds were no longer available to those benefiting? Then to camouflage her cause by using religion? Phony, phony, phony.
Just another point of view here. And BTW, most people that commented were at least polite enough to acknowledge the right of others to express differing opinions, but not Miss S. Maybe the lady(?) doth protest too much? A person most definitely to be shunned instead of encouraging her repetitive attacks on those without tunnel vision.
Have been reading all the above comments and just come back to one concept that calls out to me: “In my opinion it is sad that his death is a means to continue some sort of political crap for your own benefits”.
Move on people and show some respect for a poor soul lost.