A terrible discovery was made late on Sunday evening, 23 June, the border patrol agents in the thickets on the banks of the river Rio Grandewhich separates the United States and Mexico.
According to the Hidalgo County Sheriff Eddie Guerra, law enforcement officers found the four bodies to the Southeast from the Texas natural Anzalduas Park in Las Palomas.
«Found the bodies of two babies, the older child and 20-year-old woman. Sheriff’s deputies called the FBI, who will conduct the investigation,» tweeted Sheriff.
BREAKING NEWS: Deputies are on scene by the river SE of the Anzalduas Park in Las Paloma Wildlife Management Area where Border Patrol agents located 4 deceased bodies. Bodies appear to be 2 infants, a toddler and 20yoa female. Deputies are awaiting FBI agents who will be leading. pic.twitter.com/2qPCYDjZBu
— Sheriff Eddie Guerra (@SheriffGuerra) June 24, 2019
The FBI will lead the investigation because the bodies were found on Federal land.
Still unknown the cause of death of the deceased and whether they were relatives. According to preliminary information, they could be illegal migrants and die from dehydration after crossed the river Rio Grande. Note, in the southern part of Texas by Sunday afternoon the temperature reached +40 ºC.
According to local media, the place where the bodies were found is known as the «Corner of the devil», and there are frequent cases of smuggling of people.
Just last year, Federal agents found about 300 dead bodies on the southern border of the United States. In addition, at least 7 children of illegal immigrants died while in detention centers for migrants. A recent case happened in may and the deceased 7-year-old Carlos Gregorio Hernandez Vasquez was diagnosed with the flu.
As the representatives of the customs and border service of the USA, this year about 132 thousand people were stopped during illegal crossing of the border of the United States. This is the largest number of detainees over the age of 13.
