Three Illegal Migrants Found Dead In Ajo Sector
June 28, 2024 ADI Staff Reporter
Smugglers continue to lie to migrants, according to US Customs and Border Patrol, claiming the borders are safe to cross, and now the scorching Sonoran Desert heat has claimed the lives of three Mexican migrants.
Early Wednesday morning, U.S. Border Patrol agents in Ajo, Arizona were alerted to an activation of a Rescue Beacon in an area referred to as Sheep Peak. After agents were advised by surviving migrants of four others who had been left behind, and exhaustive air and ground search involving Ajo Station agents and air assets from the Yuma Air Branch was initiated. A second activation of the same Rescue Beacon led agents to a member of the missing migrants, they had been searching for.
The aircrew was able to locate the body of a Mexican male. Shortly after noon, agents located the bodies of the second and third migrant. The bodies have been transported to the Pima County Medical Examiners by Pima County Sheriff’s Department. The Mexican Consulate has been notified of the incident.
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