CAMP CREEK, Ariz. — A former Maryland sheriff's deputy and his wife were found in a buried ATV that was washed away by flooding in Camp Creek on Wednesday afternoon.
Maricopa County Sheriff's deputies confirmed Scott Brown and his wife, Laura, were recovered from the ATV.
Sheriff's officials said they spent the afternoon rescuing people, but it wasn't until after the ATV rental company called to report a missing vehicle, that deputies found the Browns.
Scott Brown was a former Calvert County Sheriff's deputy in Maryland. The Browns were apparently in Arizona on vacation.
According to the sheriff's office, Brown worked as a patrol deputy, detective and SWAT team member for seven years.
"We're all kind of in shock," Calvert County Sheriff Mike Evans said.
Evans said Scott was also in the Army before becoming a deputy.
"They usually make a good leader," Evans said.
Brown left the Calvert County Sheriff's Office in 2007 to become a federal agent, Evans said. He said it gave Brown a better opportunity to provide for his three children.
Those three children have now lost both parents. A family friend told 12 News they're being cared for by relatives.
“It's tough to lose one, but both at the same time," Evans said. "We'll be here, we'll do everything we possibly can to help them along.”
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