Supervisor Sharon Bronson was rescued Tuesday morning after becoming trapped in a vehicle that had been swept away in a storm-flooded wash.
The Tucson Fire Department said firefighters responded to the stranded motorist in a wash on North Oracle Road near Evergreen Cemetery.
When firefighters arrived, water was up the SUV's windshield and the driver's side door was pinned against the Oracle bridge over the wash. Firefighters had to break the rear window of the SUV and pull the occupant to safety.
The occupant was not injured. The Fire Department did not identify the driver.
However, in a news release later in the day, Bronson said she was the motorist rescued from the flooded wash.
The release said Bronson was driving a county vehicle east on Fort Lowell Road and turned south on North Balboa Street to avoid flooding. At that point, her vehicle was swept away in the Cemetery Wash and came to rest against the concrete culvert. The release said Bronson called 911 and Tucson police and firefighters responded to conduct the swift-water rescue.
"I want to express my appreciation to the Tucson Fire and Police Department for the professionalism and heroism," Bronson said in the news release. "This was an extraordinary storm and illustrate that when even driving on roads that are not barricaded, there is a potential for risk."
