Search continues for a man missing in New Mexico floodwaters

LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — The search continued Sunday for a man reported missing after flash floods hit the wildfire burn scar in northern New Mexico.

Authorities said the bodies of two women were recovered Thursday west of Las Vegas, New Mexico after the Cabo Lucero Volunteer Fire Department responded to a call of a vehicle being washed away by floodwaters.

Officials with the San Miguel County Sheriff’s Office said the bodies were found in different places along the creek

A search began Friday for a missing man who was in the vehicle with the two women, according to authorities.

The names, ages and hometowns of the women and man haven’t been released yet.

The flooding occurred in the “burn scar” area from the Hermits Peak/Calf Canyon Fire.

The combined wildfire has burned 533 square miles (1,380 square kilometers) and has yet to be fully contained after more than three months.