Crossfiled1 outlets · filed 30 September 2026
Video shows daring helicopter rescue after Arizona man's truck gets stuck in floodwaters
The southwestern U.S. was slammed by heavy rains, causing severe flooding and multiple water rescues. Rob Marciano reports. Each weekday morning, "CBS Mornings" co-hosts Gayle King and Nate Burleson bring you the latest breaking news, smart conversation and in-depth feature reporting.
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Both outlets center on the helicopter rescue and both mention the man’s truck and floodwaters, with Fox News giving the more direct incident headline. CBS News frames it through the video and broadens the context to heavy rains, severe flooding and multiple water rescues, while Fox News is more specific in its extract, saying the rescue was by a Maricopa County sheriff’s helicopter crew in Tonopah, Arizona.
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