Border Patrol looks for female entrant group left behind

ARIZONA DAILY STAR

Border Patrol agents were searching for a woman in the desert near Casino Del Sol on Tuesday afternoon after she was left behind by a group of illegal entrants.

Agents on foot and in helicopters were called to search for the woman about 2:30 p.m. after a man in her party told workers in the area to call for help, said Jesus Rodriguez, a spokesman for the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector.

The man had stayed behind with the woman after she began to slow down. The rest of the party continued without them, Rodriguez said.

At one point, the man carried the woman because she couldn't walk, Rodriguez said.

The man later left the woman to find help. He found a work crew in the area of West Valencia Road near Casino Del Sol and asked for help, Rodriguez said.