YUMA – On Monday, Border Patrol agents and Air and Marine Operations rescued a lost illegal alien in distress in the desert.
According to U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Mexican officials notified the Yuma Sector Operations Center at approximately noon that they had received a call from a man lost in the desert. The man, a 34-year-old Mexican national had contacted Mexico’s emergency services stating that he had entered the U.S. from Mexican Federal Highway 2 without food or water.
Agents attempted to call the man on the phone but were initially unsuccessful. BORSTAR operators were able to re-establish communication with the lost man and determined his location. BORSTAR operators and Wellton Station agents, utilizing U.S. Customs and Border Protection air assets, located and rescued the lost alien who was unable to walk after climbing high up a desert hillside.