Migrant deaths, rescues surge in El Paso Sector, stretching thin border town’s resources
New Mexico
by: Stephanie Shields
Posted: Jun 18, 2021 / 02:38 PM CDT / Updated: Jun 18, 2021 / 02:38 PM CDT
SUNLAND PARK, N.M. – The Sunland Park Fire Department responded to another body found near the U.S.-Mexico border late Wednesday night near the base of Mount Cristo Rey.
This is one of several deaths reported in the El Paso Sector in recent weeks.
The woman was described as a 35-year-old Mexican national, however, the cause of death was not immediately known.
In the early hours of June 11, a 24-year-old man from Mexico died after falling from the border fence.
https://www.borderreport.com/regions/new-mexico/migrant-deaths-rescues-surge-in-el-paso-sector-stretching-thin-border-towns-resources/