U.S. Border Agents Assist Mexican Officials In Recovering Dead Migrants

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Photo Source: U.S. Customs and Border Protection

PRESIDIO, Texas – On Tuesday, June 27, 2017, officials from the Government of Mexico found two deceased individuals in the Rio Grande River, west of Presidio.

During the early morning hours, officials from the Government of Mexico alerted Border Patrol Agents in Presidio about the discovery of two deceased subjects. Agents immediately responded to assist Mexican Officials. “Grupo Beta”, an office under the National Institute of Migration which is charged with providing humanitarian aid to immigrants, recovered the bodies from the river.

The victims are suspected of being part of a larger group of undocumented aliens who illegally crossed into the United States in the same vicinity and were arrested by Border Patrol Agents.

The Big Bend Sector International Liaison Unit is working closely with authorities at the Mexican Government to identify those deceased so that the next of kin can be notified.

The landscape of Big Bend Sector is rugged and desolate. Many undocumented aliens who are apprehended or rescued are unprepared for adverse weather or long distances they often must travel on foot. The Big Bend Sector maintains a Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) unit designed to rescue those in distress. The sector also has Border Patrol Agent-EMT’s at many of its stations who respond to medical emergencies.

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