Agents rescue 26 migrants stranded in Arizona borderlands

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 Agents rescue 26 migrants stranded in Arizona borderlands

The Associated Press

June 05, 2021 05:48 AM

GILA BEND, Ariz.

The U.S. Border Patrol says its agents in southern Arizona have rescued 26 migrants stranded in the mountains south of Interstate 8 amid rising summer temperatures.

The agency said Friday the rescue took place Wednesday afternoon in the Tabletop Mountains near Gila Bend after one of the migrants called 911 for help. Temperatures in the Sonoran Desert had hit 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

The Border Patrol's air rescue units and Arizona state troopers helped rescue of the migrants, several of whom needed treatment for heat related illnesses. Four were flown to a local hospital to be treated for severe dehydration.

Earlier this week, Border Patrol agents in the Yuma Sector to the west found the remans of two migrants who died in separate locations.
 

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26 Migrants Rescued in Arizona Desert Human Smuggling Incident
 
Bob Price5 Jun 202115
 

Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents apprehended 26 migrants in the Tabletop Mountains after received a 911 distress call. In a separate incident, agents apprehended a previously deported felon attempting to sneak back into the United States.

Casa Grande Border Patrol Station officials received a 911 distress call on June 2 regarding a group of migrants lost in the Tabletop Mountains about six miles south of Interstate 8, according to information provided by Tucson Sector Border Patrol officials.

Casa Grande Station agents and a Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) team began a search and rescue operation. Officials requested assistance from CBP Air and Marine Operations Tucson Air Branch and the Arizona Department of Public Safety, officials stated.

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2021/06/05/26-migrants-rescued-in-arizona-desert-human-smuggling-incident/