Authorities: Infant rescued from U.S.-Mexico border after smugglers threw child out of raft The Texas Department of Public Safety released a photo showing an infant rescued from the Rio Grande after being thrown out of a raft by smugglers. (Source: Texas Department of Public Safety) By Travis Leder | April 1, 2021 at 11:19 AM EDT - Updated April 1 at 11:19 AM ROMA, Texas (Gray News) - Authorities in Texas announced a 6-month-old girl was rescued from the Rio Grande after being thrown out of a raft by smugglers. Texas Rangers worked with U.S. Border Patrol to bring the infant back to land on March 16, according to a Facebook post from the Texas Department of Public Safety.