164 Migrants Apprehended in Texas Human Smuggling Stash Houses near Border
28 Jan 2021
Border Patrol agents in two Texas border sectors apprehended more than 160 migrants who were being held in human smuggling stash houses. The apprehensions took place in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley Sectors.
Rio Grande Valley Sector agents received information about a suspected stash house in Roma, Texas, on January 26, according to information obtained from Border Patrol officials. The agents teamed up with Starr County Sheriff’s Office deputies to investigate.
As the law enforcement team arrived at the house, the migrants fled from the property. A search of the area led to the arrest of 59 illegal immigrants, officials stated. One of the migrants sustained an ankle injury while attempting to jump a fence.
‘A Christmas Miracle’ as Texas Boy, 4, Is Rescued After Spending 6 Hours Trapped in a Well
The residents of Garciño, Texas, are celebrating a Christmas miracle after a 4-year-old boy, trapped for six hours in a well in FM 649 at a ranch property, was successfully rescued by first responders.
After spending hours digging him out from the 8-to-10-inch-wide well hole, the multi-organizational crew’s efforts were met with applause as they passed the child up to safety. He was crying but had not sustained any serious injuries.
Mission Assistant Fire Chief Robert Alvarez told The Monitor that his department received a call from the Starr County Sheriff’s Office and La Rosita Fire Department around 5 p.m. on Dec. 8. Alvarez arrived on the scene to find that first responders had already started digging.
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Updated: 1:01 PM PST, December 10, 2020
It took first-responders nearly six hours to rescue a young boy after he fell down a 44-foot well in Texas this week, according to reports. The 4-year-old boy fell into the well when he was with his parents in Garceno Wednesday, KVUE-TV reported.
It took first responders nearly six hours to rescue a young boy after he fell down a 44-foot well in Texas this week, according to reports. The 4-year-old boy fell into the well when he was with his parents in Garceno Wednesday, KVUE-TV reported.
“Any vibration, any wrong strike of a shovel, could cause more soil to fall into the hole where the victim was at,” assistant Mission Fire Chief Robert Alvarez said. “We used what is called a vector truck, [which] is a big truck with a vacuum system on it,” said Alvarez. “That’s what we used to start taking the dirt out.”