GREENLEE COUNTY, AZ — Two young girls were killed in a crash involving a side-by-side UTV in Greenlee County on Friday.
Greenlee County Sheriff Eric Ellison said the crash occurred on April 18 in Lower Eagle Creek, when the side-by-side vehicle rolled into about eight feet of water and was submerged.
Officials tell ABC15 the victims who died were sisters, ages 3 and 10. They both reportedly drowned while they were strapped in the back.
A third sister, aged 4, is in critical condition. Officials say she was revived after being provided CPR by her parents.
The vehicle was being driven by the girls' father while their mother was a passenger. They were not injured.
Sheriff Ellison said others “loaned out their side-by-sides to first responders so they could reach the scene," and multiple departments, including Morenci first responders, county officials, and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, assisted in the rescue.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
