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Agents rescue migrant from drowning in Salinity Canal

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February 8, 2022 5:48 PM
Published 12:11 PM

Five migrants discovered attempting to enter the United States

(KYMA, KECY) - On Thursday, January 3, Yuma Sector Border Patrol agents rescued a migrant from the Salinity Canal.

At about 9:45 p.m., agents were told about five migrants attempting to enter the United States by crossing the canal, though one man was struggling against the current.

An agent used a vehicle tow strap to pull the man to safety.

The migrant did not require any medical assistance and the five men were to taken in for processing.

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