Arizona sheriff’s helicopter crew rescues man stranded atop overturned truck in rapidly rising floodwaters

Dramatic video shows an Arizona sheriff’s helicopter crew rescuing a man stranded on top of his overturned truck as rapidly moving floodwaters surrounded the vehicle.

The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said its Fox 1 aviation crew responded Tuesday morning to a flooded wash in Tonopah, where deputies found the man sitting atop the overturned vehicle with water rushing around him.

Video released by authorities shows the man perched on the truck as muddy floodwaters rush past him.

Because of the dangerous conditions, first responders determined that directly reaching the man was too risky and…