Saturday, May 18, 2013

Water Rescue - Hayden Rd & E Indian Bend Rd



Emergency crews on scene at the Arizona Canal west of Hayden Rd in Scottsdale, AZ.
Photo taken by Peter Kosednar.

Water rescue reported at North Hayden Rd & East Indian Bend Rd in Scottsdale, AZ.

Engine 603 (E603), TRUCK and SPD (SCTP00) are on scene. S610 and SRP (SRP000) are en route.

[Update] Body recovery from canal. Scottsdale PD officials tell us in an email that an SPD officer was searching for the missing man, Edward Brawley when he discovered a body in the canal west of Hayden Road, south of Indian Bend at around 7:30 AM. SFD technical rescue crews are in the process of making the recovery.

[Update] SPD in an email tell us that they have positively identified the deceased person recovered from the canal as Mr. Edward Allan Brawley, 78 years old. The Maricopa County Medical Examiners Office was on scene to assist in the investigation and cause/manner of death will be determined at a later date. SPD believes that Mr. Brawley was riding his bike along the canal and somehow fell into the canal. SPD has not recovered his bike.

[Update May 23, 2013] SPD officials in an email tell us that they have not recovered the bike and are not able to determine where Mr. Brawley entered the canal