2 More Illegal Immigrants Found Dead in Brooks County

Last Update: 7:44 pm

BROOKS COUNTY - Two more illegal immigrants have been found dead in Brooks County, victims of the heat.

There is a fire raging west of Falfurrias that has burned more than 30,000 acres. Firefighters have it mostly contained. Over the last few days, they have found three dead illegal immigrants, including two from Mexico, in the fire zone. They are conducting autopsies on the bodies.

Authorities believe they died from the hot temperatures before the blaze came through the area. For the year, 21 illegal immigrants have died in the brush in Brooks County.

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