SOCORRO COUNTY, N.M. —
A woman who was swept away in flood waters from the Rio Puerco in northern Socorro County has been found dead.
The Valencia County Fire Department posted the update Monday on their Facebook page.
The woman was swept away in flooding Sunday night.
Fire officials also confirm 9 residents who were surrounded by water and stranded in the in the San Francisco area were safely evacuated.
Those people were taken to the staging area by New Mexico National Guard high water trucks.
U.S. Highway 60 remains closed just east of Interstate 25 as flooding has overtaken the roadway.
The evacuation order for the San Francisco area will remain under evacuation until further notice.
An evacuation shelter has been established at Finley Gym in Socorro for those who are displaced.
