Kingsville BP Rescue Lost Illegal Migrants Near Sarita
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
SARITA (News Release) - Kingsville Border Patrol Station agents responded to a 911 emergency call from lost subjects on a ranch near Sarita, Texas on August 8. Agents conducted a search and located two migrants from Honduras and El Salvador. A National Guard helicopter assisted the agents in locating a third lost subject from Mexico.
All migrants were found in good health and transported to the Javier Vega Jr. Checkpoint.
With the extreme heat south Texas is experiencing, individuals lost or left behind in desolate areas are at risk of serious injury, dehydration, heat stroke, and death.