Flash flood leaves 2 adults and a child dead in northwest New Mexico

Three people are dead after being swept away in a flood near Newcomb, New Mexico on Wednesday morning. The Navajo Police Department says officers responded to a possible drowning after receiving reports of people being washed away by a flood. When officers arrived, they began to search for the people who were swept away. They were assisted by Navajo Nation Fire and Rescue Newcomb and Shiprock Stations, Navajo EMS, and the 4Corners K-9 Search and Rescue. Police say two adults and a child were later found and appeared to have drowned.

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