9 hours ago · Otero, NM
Police search launched for man swept away in Central Australia flooding
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a weather story. NOAA National Weather Service Alerts and ABC Australia are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Otero, NM. The first report grouped here was at 28 Oct 2026, 23:44 UTC. 2 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Police search launched for man swept away in Central Australia flooding”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Police say a 60-year-old man is missing after he was reportedly swept off the roof of a vehicle that had "become stuck in floodwater" near Santa Teresa, with police now searching for him with drones and divers.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by NOAA National Weather Service Alerts
- New development reported by ABC Australia
Police search launched for man swept away in Central Australia flooding
Reported by 2 outlets
- NOAA National Weather Service Alerts
- ABC
- NOAA National Weather Service AlertsFlash Flood Warning issued October 28 at 5:44PM MDT until October 28 at 7:45PM MDT by NWS El Paso Tx/Santa Teresa NM