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A plane has crashed 3 miles east of Silver City, the Grant County sheriff confirmed.
The crash occurred near Arenas Valley at about 4:30 p.m. The plane went down between the Whiskey Creek Airport and Highway 180 in a residential area, forcing evacuations in a nearby neighborhood.
The crash ignited a small grass fire, which was quickly contained. The blaze also burned the plane.
Four people in the plane died in the crash.
The investigation is ongoing.
The deceased will not be identified until next of kin notifications are completed.
A 23-year-old Texas woman is dead as a result of a skiing accident in southern New Mexico.
The Lincoln County Sheriff Robert Shepperd says 23-year-old Jackueline Caballero of El Paso died Saturday afternoon when she lost control and struck a tree while on an intermediate slope at Ski Apache near Ruidoso.
Shepperd says the state medical investigator will determine the exact cause of death.