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Hikers Trapped by Raging Flood Waters Rescued in Arizona

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GETTY N 112811 911CellPhone?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1359320415357Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(TUCSON, Ariz.) — Search and rescue teams rescued dozens of hikers Saturday who were stranded by raging flood waters in Bear Canyon near Tucson.

The teams used ropes and flotation devices to rescue the 40 to 50 adult and children hikers who were trapped in high waters after heavy rains caused surprise floods. Waters apparently rose in Bear Canyon hours after a heavy downpour ended. Police responded to 911 calls on foot and in the air and used infrared technology to locate the stranded hikers.

A Pima County Deputy said police were able to rescue all of the hikers who called in.

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