The risks of attempting to illegally cross the USMexico border are not questionedbut that danger was made even clearer last week when a Cuban had to intervene to save the lives of a mother and her daughter who were being dragged down the Rio Grande.
The moment was caught on video and shows the man on the river bank with the two rescued people, also of Cuban origin, while a group of migrants make sure everyone involved is okay.
“Thank God no one died, we are all alive my brother. Look how swollen this river is, the Cuban is heard saying.
For her part, the mother assured that the man, later identified as Jorge Carlos Santana Dumont, saved her life, for which she is very grateful.
He saved our lives! was the only thing the woman could do once the man picked her up, provided he was able to cross the river while carrying the two.
The Cuban released another video days later, detailing how he felt during the feat and assuring that it was a horrific experience.
“I felt like I had done something good in life, something great. In my right hand was the life of this woman and this girl (…) they asked me to help them that they could no longer because they were in a deep place. It was a dark moment, something horrible,” he said.
Santana Dumont emphasized that it wasn’t easy because, in addition to the women, he was also carrying a heavy backpack.
He also asserted that he wasn’t looking for fame because he felt he did the right thing at the time, even if it put his life in danger.
At the moment it is not known what happened to the group of Cuban migrants who arrived in Texas, as the video manages to show a border police vehicle arriving at the place where they all were.
However, the user who shared the original shot, identified on Facebook as Wilian Tirador, also posted pictures of Santana Dumont being received by friends and family in the United States, so it’s understood he could remain in North America for now .
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