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2 bodies discovered after Tuesday flooding in Nogales

Posted at 11:24 AM, Sep 19, 2018
and last updated 2018-09-20 20:27:03-04

Two people are reported dead Wednesday morning after flooding in Nogales Tuesday night.

According to the Nogales Police Department, bystanders saw first spotted a body in the floodwaters, flowing in from Mexico. They reported it to the Santa Cruz County Sheriff's Office, who say their deputies tracked the body northward but lost track of it around Rio Rico.

On Wednesday morning, Nogales Police recovered another body in Nogales Wash Wednesday morning, but police still haven't been able to identify him.

The second body was found Thursday around 4:30 p.m. southeast of Palo Parado road, near exit 25 on I-19. The body was semi-exposed.