Crime & Safety
'Selfless Bravery,' Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Agents Save Drowning Migrants
"[It's] a testament to the quality of training they receive in providing emergency aid," said Acting Chief Patrol Agent Joel Martinez.
July 26, 2022
Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents saved two migrants found unresponsive and floating in the Inspiration Canal.
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It happened on July 24 after a McAllen Border Patrol Station small unmanned aircraft system operator saw a group of seven migrants near Mission, Texas.
Agents arrived and immediately found five of the seven men while other agents continued to search for the remaining two. That's when they found the two men and removed them from the water.
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