9 DEAD IN ARIZONA AFTER FLASH FLOODING

A flash flood in a swimming hole north of Payson killed nine people Saturday, and left several more missing, officials said Sunday.

The Gila County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call about flooding at a swimming hole known as Cold Springs near the Water Wheel campground in the Tonto National Forest.

Water Wheel Fire and Medical District Fire Chief Ron Sattelmaier said more than 100 people were in the Cold Springs swimming hole when a severe thunderstorm pounded a nearby remote area that had been burned over by a recent wildfire.