PHOENIX — A 10-year-old boy who was rescued from the river bottom on Saturday has died, officials said.
Phoenix Fire Department crews said tactical rescue teams responded to reports of an off-road vehicle rolled over in the river bottom and went about 8 feet underwater near 71st Avenue and Roeser Road Saturday evening.
When rescue teams arrived, they were told a 10-year-old was trapped inside the ATV, the department said.
Crew members were able to extricate the trapped boy and take him out, Phoenix fire officials said.
Phoenix fire officials said the 10-year-old was taken to the hospital in extremely critical condition.
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