EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two children and a man have died as a result of the flash flooding on Tuesday, July 8, in Ruidoso, the Village of Ruidoso said in an update.
The Village says a 7-year-old boy, a 4-year-old girl, and a man in his 40s or 50s were killed after they were swept downstream by the flood.
KTSM 9 News learned that the children who died in the flooding are part of a Fort Bliss family.
Military officials released a statement on Wednesday, stating that a Fort Bliss soldier, their spouse, sustained serious injuries, and their two children died as a result of the flooding…