Del Rio Sector Border Patrol agents recovered the remains of 10 migrants over the Memorial Day weekend. At least eight drowned in the Rio Grande on Saturday and Sunday.
A source operating under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection revealed that agents recovered the bodies of eight migrants on Saturday and part of Sunday. The recoveries took place in individual incidents.
The source said this is a shockingly high number of deaths in the river during such a short period of time. The source added that agents in the Eagle Pass area of operation are recovering on average of at least one drowning per day. Multiple drownings are becoming much more commonplace in what is becoming one of the busiest border crossing areas in the country.One of those, a two-year-old boy, was left abandoned on an island in the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, Breitbart TexasChief Owens tweeted a video showing agents in Eagle Pass rescuing a two-year-old little boy left abandoned on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande.
Agents assigned to the Riverine Unit in Eagle Pass encountered a 2-year-old on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande.After maternal verification, he was reunited with his family.