Thread: Border Patrol agent injured during chase

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Border Patrol agent injured during chase


UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM

12:18 p.m. July 10, 2006

SAN DIEGO – A Border Patrol agent may have suffered a broken leg over the weekend when his foot became caught in stairway as a suspected illegal immigrant pushed past him, a Border Patrol spokesman said.
The incident occurred about 6 a.m. Saturday in the Pine Valley area, about 50 miles east of San Diego, said the spokesman, Agent Damon Foreman.

The Campo-based agent had been chasing a group of illegal immigrants when he spotted a shed where he suspected some of them were hiding, and he climbed the stairs to look inside, Foreman said.

As he opened the door, he spotted four people trying to hide inside the shed. One of them pushed past him and ran away. As the agent fell back, his foot caught in the top step, injuring his leg, Foreman said.

The other three border crossers remained behind and were apprehended. In all, 11 illegal immigrants were detained in the immediate area, but none of them was believed to be the one who pushed the agent, Foreman said.

The agent was taken to a hospital for treatment and X-rays, Foreman said. An update on his condition was not available.

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