LOS LUNAS POLICE ARE STILL LOOKING INTO WHETHER ALCOHOL WAS A FACTOR IN THE DROWNING DEATH THERE OF A 19 YEAR OLD ALBUQUERQUE MAN LAST WEEKEND. BUT THEY SAY THEIR INVESTIGATION, SO FAR, INDICATES MATTHEW MARES DROWNED LAST SATURDAY IN THE HIGHLINE DITCH TRYING TO RETRIEVE HIS CELL PHONE.
WITNESSES SAY MARES AND HIS FRIENDS WERE GATHERED TOGETHER WHEN HE DROPPED HIS PHONE OFF A SMALL BRIDGE OVER THE DITCH.
