Abandoned Migrants Rescued by Border Patrol
Release Date Thu, 08/25/2022 - 12:00
OTAY MESA, Calif., – U.S. Border Patrol Agents from San Diego Sector rescued two undocumented migrants in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area.
On Tuesday afternoon, the San Diego Sector Border Patrol Foreign Operations Branch received an emergency dispatch from Tijuana notifying them of a 9-1-1 call from a lost individual. The individual explained that she had been left behind by her smuggler and was lost in the Otay Mountains.
Air support was requested and was able to locate the individual. Due to the location and time of day, air extraction was not available until the following morning.
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