The body of a Peruvian man has been recovered by Mexican authorities after he drowned at sea Bravo River. They were also able to rescue three other migrants stranded in the current.
According to the National Migration Institute (INM) of MexicoAgents at the representation office in Piedras Negras, in the northern state Coahuilareceived a call for help that three adult men (two Colombians and one Salvadoran) were unable to proceed due to the strong current of the river.
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Rescue workers reached the so-called Riverwalk between international bridges I and II and were able to help endangered people with a rescue maneuver in an airboat.
After providing medical assistance that migrants Those rescued were transferred to INM facilities to continue the appropriate administrative migration process of the North American country.
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Hours later, while on the preventative tour to help, guide and save more lives, they were able to observe the body of a person floating in the Rio Grande at the site known as Rancho Dos Cruces.
INM personnel arrived at the above location to rescue, also by airboat, the body of an adult male who was found to have a Peruvian passport. For its part, the Coahuila Attorney General’s Office carried out the removal of the body and conducted tests for its eventual identification.
This region is experiencing a record migration flow United States of Americawhose Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spotted more than 1.7 million undocumented immigrants at the border with Mexico last year.