Eagle Pass firefighters and paramedics try to overcome the trauma of recovering bodies in the Rio Grande. "They see decomposing bodies, children who have drowned, two-month-old babies with their eyes half open and their mouths full of mud," said Manuel Mello, fire chief.
The city applied for a grant for mental health funding for its workers. After a record number of irregular crossings in December, federal authorities say the total has fallen by half for January. The largest decrease was in the Border Patrol's Del Rio sector, which includes Eagle Pass.