EAGLE PASS — Una baby He is one of four people who died while crossing the Bravo River in the border city of Eagle Pass, Texas, within a 48-hour period over the US Independence Day weekend, authorities said.
The Texas Department of Public Safety’s Marine Tactical Unit pulled four people from the river Saturday, including an unconscious woman and baby, Lt. Chris Olivarez of the Texas Department of Public Safety said on Twitter Monday.
Agents immediately began applying chest compressions to the woman and baby, and both were taken to the hospital, Olivarez explained. The two were pronounced dead there, he said.
The two survivors were taken into Border Patrol custody, Olivarez added.
A video posted on social media shows five adults and a baby trying to cross the river. Four of them died, including the youngest
The body of a man was recovered in the river on Sunday, and the body of a woman was found on Monday, he said. The identities of the dead are unknown because none had identification papers with them, he added.
The bodies were found in the same region where nine migrants they lost their lives when they tried to cross the river in September.
During Texas’ regular legislative session, which concluded in May, lawmakers allocated more than $5 billion for border security. Days later, Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled a new initiative: floating sea barriers to be deployed at “hot spots along the Rio Grande,” as the river is known in English.
According to a June announcement by Abbott’s office, the first 1,000 feet (305 meters) of the waterborne border security device will be deployed near Eagle Pass.
FUENTE: With information from AP
