OCOTILLO â The Jacumba Wilderness Area near Ocotillo continues to be a frequent and high-risk point of entry for undocumented migrants crossing into the United States.
U.S. Customs of Border Protection reported El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents conducted five more rescues in that area involving a total of 16 persons between Thursday and Monday.
The first incident occurred Thursday about 1:36 p.m., when El Centro Sector Dispatch notified agents working in the field of a group of four persons in distress. One of the four individuals appeared to be showing signs of dehydration, according to the report.
El Centro Sectorâs Border Search Trauma and Rescue Unit (BORSTAR) also responded to assist in the search. Agents located the group about 1:43 p.m., three miles north of the border and north of Highway 98.
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