Border Patrol agents save man from All-American canal
USBP
Agents say migrant couldn t climb out of water
CALEXICO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) - El Centro Sector Border agents pulled a man to safety this weekend after he came close to drowning in the All-American canal.
It happened Saturday night near the Calexico Downtown Port of Entry. Agents say video surveillance captured a group of migrants illegally crossing the border east of the port. The cameras saw the group get into the canal, and swim across.
Cameras showed all but one migrant safely reaching the other side. He got mired in the thick vegetation along the canal s steep banks.
WATCH: CBP Aircrew, Border Patrol Rescue 2 Migrants from Canyon in Arizona Desert
24 Dec 2020
A Tucson Air Branch Air and Marine Operations (AMO) helicopter aircrew teamed up with U.S. Border Patrol agents to rescue two migrants in the Boboquivari Wilderness Peak area. One became injured after falling in a steep canyon.
A Tucson Air Branch UH-50 Black Hawk aircrew responded to a 911 call from a woman who said she became injured after falling in a canyon in the Baboquivari Wilderness Peak area. The woman, a migrant who entered the U.S. illegally from Mexico, fell from a 10-foot cliff, according to information obtained from U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials.