Texas Border Business
MISSION, Texas – Several illegal aliens encountered a treacherous obstacle that nearly cost two individuals their lives.
Thursday evening, McAllen agents working near Mission, Texas received information of a group of suspected illegal aliens travelling north of the Rio Grande. As agents searched the area, they observed several people attempting to swim across a water filled canal. Agents responded to the area and upon arrival, they encountered the illegal aliens who advised agents of two males who nearly drowned. A Border Patrol Agent / Emergency Medical Technician (BPA-EMT) responded to the area after agents reported that a man later identified as a Salvadoran national, lost consciousness while in the canal. They also reported that a man initiated Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) helping the man regain consciousness. Upon arrival, a BPA/EMT assessed the male and requested for an ambulance service to be dispatched to transport the Salvadoran national to a local medical facility.
Agents requested ambulance service for the second man, later identified as a Guatemalan national to be transported to a medical facility for precautionary measures.
Rio Grande Regional Hospital admitted both subjects for evaluation/treatment.
The Rio Grande Valley Sector currently has multiple campaigns focused on rescues and danger awareness, such as “Operation Big Rig” and “No Se Arriesgue” to combat smuggling and ultimately save lives. Call 911 to report suspicious activity; “They’re humans, not cargo!”
