Soldiers Rescue Unconscious Illegal Migrant Stuck in a Concrete Drainage Pipe

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents assist an unconscious migrant stuck in a drainpipe and disrupted three human smuggl...

July 21, 2022
5:02 PM

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents assist an unconscious migrant stuck in a drainpipe and disrupted three human smuggling events recently. McAllen Border Patrol Station agents encountered seven illegal migrants near McAllen on July 14. One of the migrants was found wedged in a cement drainage pipe. Texas Military Department soldiers were able to dislodge the unconscious subject and render aid. An Emergency Medical Technician agent evaluated the Honduran migrant, and he was transported to the hospital for further medical evaluation and treatment.