A 32yearold migrant from Nicaragua drowned Monday trying to cross the Rio Grande to reach the US coast.
The woman identified by Gabriela Espinoza Pérez tried to cross with her partner but he reached his goal while she died after being swept away by the strong current.
(Source: Capture of Facebook / What others are silent)
Witnesses to the tragedy confirmed that the young woman who turned 33 this Thursday, March 24 tried to fight the violence of the water but did not get out alive.
“I want to die, I ask God to take my life. Without her I have no meaning. I feel like a piece of my heart has been removed.”said his mother, María Mercedes Piedra, of Nicaragua, in a moving testimony collected by Noticias Telemundo.
Local Mexican media witnessing the tragedy said paramedics and firefighters tried for ten minutes to revive Espinosa Pérez, without success. The victim’s relatives have asked for help to transport his body.
This year, the number of migrants crossing the Rio Grande to reach the US coast has skyrocketed.
Last weekend alone, 2,500 migrants crossed the Rio Grande into the United States, but at least 20 died trying.as reported by the above media outlet.
Another shocking case, but with a happier ending, was that of a fouryearold girl who crossed the Rio Grande in the arms of a trafficker who abandoned her on US territory when she reached shore. Moments later, the little girl was rescued and taken to safety by border patrol officers, who were also chasing the coyote.
In the case of the Cubans, the irregular entry via the southern border of the USA marked a record 16,550 people in February. That’s the largest total for a month in more than two decades.
In the last days there are many Stories of Cubans crossing the Rio Grande in a variety of circumstances and unfortunately with unequal luck in reaching their goal.
In the last few days it was news the crossing of Beatriz Batistaa young Cuban animal rights activist who spent 50 days in a migrant detention center before being released.
Another lucky story is that of Cuban Jorge Carlos Santana Dumont, who saved a girl and her mother also migrants of Cuban origin from drowning while crossing the Rio Grande, which was confirmed in emotional pictures by the woman herself shortly after the incident.
On the other hand, the story of the Cuban Guillermo Alan Matos is very sad. His 25yearold wife, the Uruguayan Alessa Nadines Patiño Rivero, and their young son died in the attempt. The three went into the river together, but the strong current washed Alessa and the little boy with it without the Cuban being able to do anything for them.
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