BP Border Patrol Agents Rescue Six People in Desert

Illegal Aliens Rescued After Running Out of Water

Dateland, Ariz. — Early yesterday morning, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents from the Wellton station rescued six illegal aliens who had run out of water and became lost in the desert two miles south of milepost 77 on Interstate 8 east of Dateland, Ariz.

At 12:20 a.m., an Arizona Department of Public Safety officer found three individuals near milepost 77, who were deemed to be illegal aliens. The three claimed that there were still several people, including two women, in the desert who had been left without water and were in need of help. The officer notified the Wellton Border Patrol station about the situation.

Wellton Border Patrol and BORSTAR agents responded to the area and began to track the footprints south from Interstate 8. At 4:45 a.m. agents located the group of six and began assessing their condition. No one in the group requested medical attention and all were transported to the Wellton Border Patrol station for processing.

As the temperatures increase, the Border Patrol switches to search and rescue. Do you realize how much US taxpayer money is spent to rescue and treat, i.e. hospitalize, these illegals each summer? We should send the bill to the Mexican government. -mm