This story is developing and will be updated as more information becomes available.
The search for a missing man ended in tragedy for a local family.
The body of 59-year-old Hector Barraza was found in the Rio Grande River after a search that began Sunday evening.
According to a news release from Doña Ana County, deputies from the Doña Ana Sheriff’s Office were called to 2215 Run along Road near La Llorona Park for a possible drowning of an adult and two children. At approximately 8:26 p.m., emergency services were told the children were safe, but Barraza was still missing.
The New Mexico State Police Search and Rescue Dive Team was contacted Sunday. Barraza’s body was found Monday around 1:26 p.m.
According to Doña Ana County, the Medical Examiner’s Office took the lead in the investigation, but no foul play is suspected.
This article originally appeared on the Las Cruces Sun-News: Search for missing man results in body being retrieved from Rio Grande
