See it: First responders carry stranded residents to safety as intense flooding slams Arizona trailer park

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YAVAPAI COUNTY, Ariz. – Severe storms have slammed the Southwestern U.S., bringing heavy rain and flooding that have created a dangerous situation for thousands of residents.

Members of the Camp Verde Marshal's Office jumped into action on Friday after receiving reports of stranded residents in a trailer park community in Yavapai County, Arizona.

This comes as a cross-country storm has swept through the country this week, starting in the Southwest, where Arizona has been a main area of concern as relentless storms produced serious flooding.

According to the FOX Forecast Center, between 4 and 7 inches of rain fell on Yavapai County. The nearby Verde river, also reached record flood levels on Monday, due to the rain.

Flooding has transformed roads and properties throughout the state, prompting Governor Katie Hobbs to declare a state of emergency on Monday.

Footage shared by officials shows the deputies wading through flowing floodwaters to a seemingly isolated trailer.

Upon arrival, they met the two stranded residents and their family dog, all safe indoors.

One of the victims carried the dog through the flooding, while the other was horrified by the conditions, as deputies tried to calm her down.

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Eventually, one of the deputies bravely lifted the stranded woman over his shoulders and began the long journey through the flooded landscape to dry land.

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Thanks to the quick response from first responders, they extracted both the residents and the dog from the scene.