46 Dead Migrants , Discovered in Truck , Near U.S.-Mexico Border .
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants were discovered inside a tractor-trailer on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.
Reuters reports that it is one of the most deadly incidents of human smuggling in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Reuters reports that it is one of the most deadly incidents of human smuggling in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department official, the grim discovery was made next to railroad tracks in a remote area.
According to a San Antonio Fire Department official, the grim discovery was made next to railroad tracks in a remote area.
The official said that "stacks of bodies" were found in the trailer with no signs of water in the truck.
According to the department, sixteen other people were found alive inside the trailer and were transported to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
According to the department, sixteen other people were found alive inside the trailer and were transported to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.
The patients that we saw were hot to the touch, they were suffering from heat stroke, exhaustion.
It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer but there was no visible working A/C unit on that rig, Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Chief, via Reuters.
On June 27, temperatures in San Antonio reached a high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit.
According to Police Chief William McManus, the trailer was discovered after a person heard a cry for help and came to investigate.
Reuters reports that the I-35 highway near where the truck was found is a popular smuggling corridor.
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Jack Staton, a former senior official with ICE's investigative unit, said that migrants have regularly been intercepted in the area.
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It was only a matter of time before a tragedy like this was going to happen again, Jack Staton,Former senior official with ICE's investigative unit, via Reuters
