Texas, United States.
Several Border Patrol agents from U.S were recorded while observing two migrants drown andn the Rio Grande without taking action to save them, local media reported.
A man who fished in the area identified as Jesus Vargas, recorded a video of the tragedy with the agents on the banks of the river observing a group migrants try to cross it while a woman and two were teenagers carried away by the strong currents.
According to Vargas, undocumented They were traveling in an Astro Van that was being chased by the authorities, so they threw themselves into the Bravo River, return to Mexico and avoid getting arrested.
He added that the people are those they fell into a trap in the water they shouted for help to the border agents they did not respond.
In the video you can hear the migrants, which local media claim was a national Honduran, ask for help from the agents standing alone on the shore and the tragic outcome of the undocumented.
‘They’re drowning. It’s a bitch. Hey, not true life jacketNothing? These guys are drowning, ”Vargas shouted at the officers.
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‘The girl is gone. Call the boats. They are drowning “added the witness.
A woman and a teenager they died drowned The Laredo Border Patrol reported on social media about the incident.
Local media stated that the Customs and Border Patrol Office of Professional Responsibility is reviewing the incident, revealing a minor who was rescued by the fisherman.