Family of four migrants is stranded in the middle of an island in the Rio Grande

A family of four was rescued this Saturday after being stranded on an island in the middle of the Rio Grande, official sources reported.

“Eagle Pass agents received information about a 911 call related to a family of four migrants who were stranded on an island in the Rio Grande,” he wrote on the social networkRobert Danley, Head of this Patrol Agency.

He also pointed out that the agents of the Marine Unit had located this family, of which he did not specify the blood ties or the ages of those found.

The agent limited himself to reporting that the rescued people were safe, without detailing any injuries or trauma that could be found on them. He also congratulated those in charge of the rescue for their good work.

At the beginning of the year, a Mexican family, the mother and four minor children, were rescued by elements of theBeta Piedras Negras Group, belonging to the National Migration Institute (INM), after spending several hours in the water of the Río Bravo waiting to cross illegally into the United States, they reported.local mexican media.

The woman and her four children, ages 2, 7, 10 and 14, respectively, presented advanced symptoms of hypothermia because they had been in the water for around seven hours near the Bridge 1 border crossing.

The Río Bravo has become the scene of impressive rescues, losses and even numerous deaths, because it is the separator that many migrants travel through in order to reach American lands.

At the end of November,The US Border Patrol carried out a dramatic rescue of migrants who were drowning in the Rio Grande, where the current became strong during a mass crossing and swept away women and children.

The images showed the rescue of several women and children, and the agents applying techniques to numerous victims injured by immersion.