Border Patrol rescues lost individuals in two separate incidents

YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY)- Border Patrol agents from Wellton and Yuma station rescue two men in the desert in two separate incidents.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection says in the first incident, on April 16, Yuma Sector received notification of a lost undocumented immigrant whose last known location was within the Barry M. Goldwater Bombing Range.

The mother of the lost individual contacted the Mexican Consulate in Tucson after receiving a phone call from her son’s smuggler.

The smuggler stated that he abandoned her son in the desert after being unable to keep up with the group.

CBP says Yuma Sector immediately dispatched Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue agents and successfully located and rescued the man.

The rescued individual is a 32-year-old Mexican national who was transferred to the Ajo Station in Tucson for processing.

That same day, Yuma Sector received a call from the Yuma Police Department about a 50-year-old man who was lost in the desert after his ATV became inoperable and he began walking.

At approximately 2:30 p.m., Yuma Station agents located the distressed individual and evaluated the 50-year-old. However, the man refused additional medical treatment.