Quick Action by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Saves Individual From Hypothermia
Quick Action by Laredo Sector Border Patrol Saves Individual From Hypothermia
Release Date: February 25, 2021
LAREDO, Texas – Border Patrol agents assigned to the Laredo North Station and Border Patrol Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs) took quick action and rescued a woman from the Rio Grande River in northwest Laredo.
The incident happened during the early hours of February 20, when agents responded to a report of several individuals crossing the Rio Grande River near the Father Charles M. McNaboe Park.
Agents heard cries for help from the riverbanks and discovered
a 61 year-old woman lying on the ground who had become unresponsive. A Border Patrol EMT quickly arrived on scene to assist as the woman was showing signs of hypothermia.