Woman Dies Following Fall From International Border Barrier Near Clint, Texas

On November 18, 2023, at approximately 3:31 p.m., a Border Patrol agent assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol Clint Station in Clint, Texas, while operating a Mobile Video Surveillance System, observed one person on top of the International Border Barrier and two others north of the barrier exiting a drainage canal located approximately 6.76 miles southwest of the Ysleta Port of Entry. The surveillance system operator reported the suspected undocumented migrants via service radio. An agent assigned to the U.S. Border Patrol Ysleta Station driving a marked Border Patrol vehicle was nearby and headed toward the location, arriving at approximately 3:33 p.m. The agent notified dispatch over the service radio that he observed three adult females fall from the barrier and land on top of one another. The agent requested emergency medical services (EMS) and assisted the injured females by cutting a rope that the women had tied to each other. The agent then placed each woman into a recovery position. Additional responding agents apprehended four male individuals in the immediate area.

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