Recovering remains of migrants who die in high West Texas desert takes emotional toll on search crews
Immigration
'We have zero state or federal assistance to help pay for this burden,' Hudspeth County administrator says
by: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Aug 30, 2021 / 04:25 PM CDT / Updated: Aug 31, 2021 / 02:19 AM CDT
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McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — Rescue crews found the body of a migrant woman from El Salvador during the weekend in a remote desert area in Hudspeth County, the second migrant body found in a week and 13th so far this year, the director of county emergency services told Border Report.
The woman was in her mid-30s and it was a “recent death,” said Joanna MacKenzie, the Hudspeth County Emergency Management Coordinator and County Administrator.
The retrieval caps an unprecedented year of migrant deaths for the remote West Texas county with a population of under 5,000, limited resources and limited body bags, she said.
https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/migrant-deaths-in-high-desert-of-west-texas-take-emotional-toll-on-crews-tasked-with-recovering-remains/
