Couple refuses to leave dog behind during helicopter rescue amid dangerous flooding

SEDONA, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — Rapidly rising floodwaters triggered water rescues and forced residents from their homes in several Arizona communities Sunday.That included Sedona, where officials ordered residents near Oak Creek to leave immediately as floodwaters trapped multiple people in their homes.Alexander Dale and his wife were trapped by rising floodwaters. Their home and several Airbnbs they manage sit on a property next to the creek bed.“We didn’t know what to do. We couldn’t go anywhere,” Dale said.Dale, his wife and about nine of their guests climbed onto the roof of the home. They waited about three hours for a helicopter to lift them to safety.“There was a helicopter and it had this huge rope on it, this huge line,” he said.According to Dale, there was at first a question about whether the family’s dog could be lifted out.“He told me, ‘Well, we don’t have a harness for a K-9, so I don’t know if we can take him.’ So I’m like, ‘What do we do?’” Dale said.The couple did no