3 dead, 2 taken into custody after Border Patrol rescue attempt in California
Agents were called to assist 5 people in a "very rural and extremely rugged" area near San Diego County's Laguna Mountains.
Feb. 11, 2020, 7:25 AM PST
By Elizabeth Chuck
Three people died and two were taken into custody Monday after the group got lost while crossing into the United States border near Mount Laguna in San Diego County, California, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Border Patrol dispatch was notified at around 2:15 p.m. local time Monday that five people needed medical help near La Posta Indian Reservation, a "very rural and extremely rugged" area by the Laguna Mountains, San Diego Sector Border Patrol said in a statement.
The rescue attempt came amid treacherous weather conditions. Early the same day, the National Weather Service office in San Diego tweeted that there was "heavy snow with poor visibility" on Mount Laguna.
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