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3-year-old dies at Elephant Butte

Updated: Sunday, 01 Jul 2012, 6:05 PM MDT
Published : Sunday, 01 Jul 2012, 6:05 PM MDT

ELEPHANT BUTTE, N.M. (KRQE) - State parks officials are investigating the death of a small child Sunday at Elephant Butte Lake.

It happened around 10:30 Sunday morning in the south rock area.

A state parks spokesperson says the 3-year-old girl was killed after falling off a pontoon boat and getting hit by the boat's propeller.

State police helped recover the girl's remains.

Alcohol and foul play are not suspected.

The girl's name has not been released.
 

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