U.S. Soldier Saves Abandoned Immigrant Child from Drowning in Rio Grande
By Meghan Roos On 4/23/21 at 4:52 PM EDT
A U.S. soldier helped rescue a young girl who was struggling with the current in the Rio Grande River on Monday after suspected human smugglers left her on the U.S. side of the waterway.
The soldier, whom authorities have not yet publicly identified, was among a group from U.S. Army North, U.S. Northern Command sent to assist Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents in Texas amid the recent influx of migrants attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reports from the rescue site said the girl was "a little dazed and shook up" after she was pulled from the water, according to Laredo Sector Chief Patrol Agent Matthew Hudak.
https://www.newsweek.com/us-soldier-saves-abandoned-immigrant-child-drowning-rio-grande-1585859?piano_t=1
