A ninth migrant was found dead in the Rio Grande after dozens attempted a hazardous crossing near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said. It is one of the deadliest drownings on the U.S.-Mexico border in recent history.
Officials on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border searched for more victims Saturday after at least nine migrants died while trying to cross the rain-swollen Rio Grande, a dangerous border-crossing attempt in an area where the river level had risen by more than 2 feet in a single day.
CBP did not say what country or countries the migrants were from and did not provide any additional information on rescue and search operations. Local agencies in Texas that were involved have not responded to requests for information. "It might be a different price. It might be seen as safer. It might keep you out of cities that are notoriously dangerous," Leutert said."Those cities definitely have had a reputation as being safer than say, Nueva Laredo."
In a news release last month, CBP said it had discovered bodies of more than 200 dead migrants in the sector from October through July.
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