Tucson Agents Respond to Emergency Call

TUCSON, Ariz. - Border Patrol agents, responding to a 911 call south of Three Points, rescued a Mexican national who was experiencing extreme dehydration and found that his companion was deceased.

In the early evening of July 9, the Arizona Border Intelligence Center received a 911 call for help from an individual who stated he and his companion were lost and had been walking in the southern Arizona desert for six days with little to no food or water. The caller said he was feeling unwell and believed his companion was deceased.

Members of the Tucson Sector Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue team were immediately dispatched to the area and located the caller and the second individual four miles east of Arizona State Route 286 and mile marker 33.

BORSTAR emergency medical technician agents confirmed that the second individual was deceased and requested an ambulance from the Three Points Fire District for the caller. The Mexican national was transported to a local area hospital and was released after being cleared by medical professionals.

After records checks, the caller was identified as an illegal alien who had been previously removed from the United States and will be processed under a reinstatement of a prior deportation order.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department responded to the collect the remains of the deceased individual, who is currently unidentified.

Members of the Tucson Sector Foreign Operations Branch's Missing Alien Program are working in conjunction with the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office, to help identify the deceased male and make the appropriate consular notification.

This tragedy comes just days after the Chief of Tucson Sector released a heat caution advisory for southern Arizona.

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