A Mexican immigrant woman and her two sons drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande from Mexico into Texas. The drownings come as the Coahuila-Texas border remains one of the major hotspots for illegal border crossings, making it the sixth death toll in 12 days.
On Friday night, a group of migrants attempted to swim across the Rio Grande from Piedras Negras, Coahuila, to Eagle Pass, Texas, near the Second International Bridge that connects Shelby Park. The park is one of the main transit areas used by cartel-linked human smuggling rings to transport migrants to Texas, where refugees can apply for asylum and avoid deportation. is. On Thursday, the Texas Military Department occupied Shelby Park and removed federal personnel in an effort to slow the ongoing crisis, Breitbart Texas reported.
While the group was trying to cross, 33-year-old Birtelma de la Sancha and her two sons, ages 10 and 8, were swept away by the current and began drowning. A group of migrants on the Mexican side called 911 to report the drowning. Mexican soldiers, National Guard soldiers and firefighters rushed to the scene and found five people drowning.
Mexican police and soldiers jumped into the Rio Grande to rescue the migrants. However, Wilterma and his two sons had already passed away. Paramedics tried cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other measures, but were unable to revive him. Authorities were able to rescue two other migrants, identified as Monica de la Sancha Cerros and Victor Antonio Briones de la Sancha.
After rescue and recovery, authorities waited for officials from the Coahuila State Attorney General's Office to document the incident and take custody of the body in accordance with Mexican law.
As reported by Breitbart Texas, the border area between Coahuila and Texas is Mexico's deadliest region, with many migrants drowning while trying to cross the Rio Grande or trekking through rugged terrain. It is one of the areas with the largest number. To avoid U.S. Border Patrol checkpoints.
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