They identify the bodies of Honduran mother and baby who died drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande

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File Image A cross on the Rio Grande in Reynosa, Mexico, is a monument to immigrants who died crossing the border.

(CNN Spanish) - The Government of Honduras identified the bodies of a woman and her son who were rescued on September 11 by members of the Border Patrol in the vicinity of the Rio Grande.

Idalia Yamileth Herrera Hernández, 26, and her son Iker Gael Cordova Herrera, who was only 1 year and 9 months old, had left her native Valle, Honduras, to try to reach the United States, according to the statement issued by the Foreign Ministry of this country.

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After having made their asylum application, both were sent to the city of Matamoros, Mexico, while waiting for the response. But the mother would have lost her patience for which she decided to cross the Rio Grande, as detailed by the vice chancellor of consular and migratory affairs, Nelly Jerez.

Their bodies were found on the morning of September 11 after an intense helicopter search. Members of the Marine Border Patrol found the bodies and alerted local authorities, the Border Patrol said in a statement.

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Elmer Córdova, husband of Yamileth Herrera and father of little Gael, cried disconsolately at the Honduran consulate in Atlanta upon knowing the details of the death of his relatives. He says that the last time he spoke with his wife, she informed him of his concern and the fear he had of drowning in the river.

In his broken voice, Córdova also recalled his last conversation with his son Gael. The now widower told Univision, a CNN affiliate, that they paid about $ 8,000 to cross into the United States illegally.

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The Government of Honduras already carries out the procedures for the repatriation of the bodies.

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