TOHATCHI, N.M. (AP) - A Navajo father and daughter in northwest New Mexico were found dead after trying to rescue a family pet from a flooded arroyo.
Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye expressed condolences in a statement Sunday for the deaths of Jay and Aschley Levier in Tohatchi.
KOB-TV in Albuquerque reports (https://bit.ly/2bMLydw) that 21-year-old Aschley Levier went into the water to save the family’s dog Friday.
Witnesses say her 46-year-old father then followed to save her.
Both were swept away.
More than 100 volunteers searched for them.
Their bodies were discovered later in the day. The dog was found alive.
Areas of the Navajo Nation have recently been rife with flash flooding.
Begaye signed an emergency declaration last month in response to flood damage in Shiprock and Chinle, Arizona.
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Information from: KOB-TV, https://www.kob.com
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