Border Patrol warns migrants against venturing into canals

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Border Patrol warns migrants against venturing into canals
Immigration

by: Salvador Rivera   
Posted: Jun 23, 2021 / 04:29 PM CDT   / Updated: Jun 23, 2021 / 04:29 PM CDT   

GORDON WELL, Calif. (Border Report) — El Centro Sector Chief Patrol Agent Greg Bovino jumped into the All American Canal to show how dangerous the currents can be. And even though he’s a good swimmer and wore a life jacket, it was not easy for him to get across the waterway.

This was part of a swift water demonstration highlighting the dangers of crossing canals.

The All American Canal runs 40 miles along the California-Mexico border. (Salvador Rivera/Border Report)

The All American Canal runs for more than 40 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border near the California-Arizona state line.

https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/border-patrol-warns-migrants-against-venturing-into-canals/

[Cyber Liberty]

The Phoenix metro area has these canals all over the place, and people are constantly reminded, "Keep your kids away from the canals!"  They are extremely dangerous because the water in them is fast running, and the "shores" of the canals are steeply angled concrete with nothing to grab onto in order to get out.

People who deny this and get into the canals drown.  It's a fact of life in the urban desert.