Father could face charges for Tonto Basin tragedy by Alexis Bechman, Roundup editor Alexis Bechman. Nobody was in the vehicle, officials said.While carrying nine people — two adults and seven children — the family's military-style truck got stuck just after 4 p.m. as it attempted to cross the Bar X Crossing in Tonto Creek.Authorities continue to search for 6-year-old Willa Rawlings, who went missing near the Tonto National Forest Friday afternoon after her family's vehicle was swept away by floodwaters.He said they'll suspend the search when darkness falls tonight and that divers and sonar equipment could be used in Wednesday's search effort.Sgt. Doug Ducey said that during budget season the state will consider whether funding a bridge at the creek is feasible.Willa's pants were found 0.75 miles from the truck, but she wasn't near them, sheriff's officials told a community meeting of about 50 people Tuesday night.Ducey said the "infrastructure needs of the state" will be looked at, but he wants to look at all the priorities before they are presented in the budget, he said.At about 11:15 a.m., authorities recovered the body of Austin Rawlings, the 5-year-old niece of the two adults and daughter of Daniel's brother, Jay Rawlings.Hundreds of volunteers from the Pinetop community helped authorities in their search for Willa. He was close to his sister Lori Siegal (Alan Weitz) and his daughter Brittany Henderson. "The first thing I want to say is, when you have inclement weather, if people will heed the warnings from the authorities, we'll have a much better situation. More than $15,000 was raised by the time the search was … Virgil Dodd of the Gila County Sheriff's Office said it was unclear how the children went from the truck into the creek or if they had been wearing seatbelts at the time. IWe have spoke with some one with victims right. "You'll be seeing the budget soon enough," he said. I had math class & english.A reliable source would make this story readable. Holt said it could take weeks at a time before people could safely cross areas affected by flood. Tonto Basin District Fire Chief Chief Steve Holt described an incident in which a stroke victim had to be moved in a truck, driven through floodwaters, and then transferred to a boat. THe most ignorant report that would be on a site for MHP. Accident Date: Friday, November 29, 2019. Ilive in Minnesota so getting update for me is hard . IWe have spoke with some one with victims right. The Rawlings family used Bar X Road. The parents of the three kids who died after being swept away by floodwaters in Tonto Basin are facing charges of manslaughter and child abuse by Gila County officials. It was found by search dogs who took interest in a debris pile about 200 yards from where the family's truck became stuck, according to officials.The creek had been flooded by a major winter storm Thursday evening. Here's a timeline of events to date:Community members have long wanted a bridge along the intermittent waterway near Roosevelt Lake, but the $20 million price tag is out of reach for the county and was rejected multiple times by the federal government.Authorities were able to pull the truck out of the creek. Tonto Basin traffic updates reporting highway and road conditions with live interactive map including flow, delays, accidents, construction, closures,traffic jams and congestion, driving conditions, text alerts, gridlock, and driving conditions for the Tonto Basin area and Gila county. It was found the day before about 1,000 yards from the Bar X Crossing. Author email; Dec 6, 2019 Dec 6, 2019; 5; 1 min to read. Authorities began searching for three young children who remained inside the vehicle, according to the Gila Couty Sheriff's Office.