A woman died after falling from the International Border Barrier in the general area of the Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, on November 18, 2023, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported in a statement this Tuesday.
According to the text of the authorities, on "November 18, 2023, at approximately 3:31 pm [local time], a Border Patrol agent assigned to the United States Border Patrol Clint Station in Clint, Texas, while operating a
mobile video surveillance system
, observed one person at the top of the International Border Barrier and two others north of the barrier" as they exited a drainage canal located approximately 6.76 miles away. (10.8 kilometers) southwest of the Ysleta port of entry.
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According to the statement, the operator of the surveillance system reported the presence of the alleged undocumented immigrants by radio, after which a Border Patrol agent assigned to the Ysleta station headed to the location.
According to the agent's report, cited in the statement, he reported that there were three adult women who had fallen on top of each other from the barrier.
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After the incident, "the agent
requested emergency medical services
, assisted the injured women and cut a rope that they had tied to each other," the document stated.
Other officers detained four men nearby.
The statement stated that members of the El Paso fire department arrived at the scene at 3:50 pm (local time) along with two medical relief units, which arrived at approximately 4:10 pm.
One of the women was taken to University Medical Center and a second to Del Sol Medical Center.
"The third woman, later identified as a citizen of Mexico, suffered significant head injuries and was unresponsive and had no pulse," the document expanded.
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The official text indicated that after members of the emergency services stopped resuscitation efforts, "an investigator from the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office arrived at the scene at approximately 8:16 p.m. [local time ] and
declared the third woman deceased
at 8:35 pm," the statement said.
"The El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office performed an autopsy on November 20. Details of the autopsy report are pending and will be released by that office when available," the information stated.
According to the statements of the two survivors, who were interviewed by special agents from the Office of Professional Responsibility (OPR) of Customs and Border Protection, the guide of the group in which they were traveling warned them that the Border Patrol was approaching.
After the women observed a Border Patrol vehicle heading toward them, "
panic set in
, causing one of them to try to lower the barrier again with the other two women already under it," the statement said. , which cited the survivors.
"The women were tied about a foot apart as they climbed the barrier [initially]. When one of the women panicked, all three fell," according to the statement.
Authorities stated that
the incident is being investigated
by CBP OPR, the El Paso County Sheriff's Office and the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office.
The Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Homeland Security was notified of the incident, the statement said.
Noticias Telemundo sent an email to CBP's media relations office for comment, but did not immediately receive a response.