46 Dead Migrants Discovered in Truck Near U.S.-Mexico Border
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46 Dead Migrants , Discovered in Truck , Near U.S.-Mexico Border .
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants
were discovered inside a tractor-trailer
on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants
were discovered inside a tractor-trailer
on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
Reuters reports that it is one of the
most deadly incidents of human smuggling
in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reuters reports that it is one of the
most deadly incidents of human smuggling
in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department
official, the grim discovery was made next
to railroad tracks in a remote area.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department
official, the grim discovery was made next
to railroad tracks in a remote area.
The official said that "stacks of bodies" were found in the trailer with no signs of water in the truck.
According to the department, sixteen other people
were found alive inside the trailer and were transported
to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
According to the department, sixteen other people
were found alive inside the trailer and were transported
to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
The patients that we saw were hot
to the touch, they were suffering from
heat stroke, exhaustion. It was a refrigerated
tractor-trailer but there was no visible
working A/C unit on that rig, Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Chief, via Reuters.
On June 27, temperatures in San Antonio
reached a high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to Police Chief William McManus,
the trailer was discovered after a person
heard a cry for help and came to investigate.
Reuters reports that the I-35 highway
near where the truck was found
is a popular smuggling corridor. .
Jack Staton, a former senior official
with ICE's investigative unit, said that migrants
have regularly been intercepted in the area. .
It was only a matter of time
before a tragedy like this
was going to happen again, Jack Staton,Former senior official
with ICE's investigative unit, via Reuters
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants
were discovered inside a tractor-trailer
on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants
were discovered inside a tractor-trailer
on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
Reuters reports that it is one of the
most deadly incidents of human smuggling
in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reuters reports that it is one of the
most deadly incidents of human smuggling
in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department
official, the grim discovery was made next
to railroad tracks in a remote area.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department
official, the grim discovery was made next
to railroad tracks in a remote area.
The official said that "stacks of bodies" were found in the trailer with no signs of water in the truck.
According to the department, sixteen other people
were found alive inside the trailer and were transported
to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
According to the department, sixteen other people
were found alive inside the trailer and were transported
to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
The patients that we saw were hot
to the touch, they were suffering from
heat stroke, exhaustion. It was a refrigerated
tractor-trailer but there was no visible
working A/C unit on that rig, Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Chief, via Reuters.
On June 27, temperatures in San Antonio
reached a high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to Police Chief William McManus,
the trailer was discovered after a person
heard a cry for help and came to investigate.
Reuters reports that the I-35 highway
near where the truck was found
is a popular smuggling corridor. .
Jack Staton, a former senior official
with ICE's investigative unit, said that migrants
have regularly been intercepted in the area. .
It was only a matter of time
before a tragedy like this
was going to happen again, Jack Staton,Former senior official
with ICE's investigative unit, via Reuters