Body Of Toddler Who Fell Down Drain Found In Tijuana

  • 9 years ago
The body of a toddler who fell down a Tijuana drain has been found. The ending is tragic for both the family of the little boy and the searchers who spent days trying to locate him.


The body of a toddler who fell down a Tijuana drain has been found. The ending is tragic for both the family of the little boy and the searchers who spent days trying to locate him.

Tijuana fire officials were alerted of the incident on Sunday. The child's mother said he was playing in the vicinity of the drain when he somehow fell into it. For approximately 72 hours, police and firefighters searched with video cameras to find the toddler, Ivan Alexander Sanchez, in the sewer.

The efforts were frantic and extensive. Before they found his body, crews had inspected more than 6 miles of pipes and checked over 85 manholes. The city's Ministry of Public Security confirmed the child's remains were removed from the sewer system.

According to one report, his body showed signs of trauma. At the end of Feb

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