Border Patrol encourages undocumented immigrants to stop crossing border for safety reasons
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August 12, 2010 7:23 PM
Lindsay Machak
The Monitor

McALLEN — A man stranded near Falfurrias knew he needed help Wednesday and used a U.S. Border Patrol rescue beacon to call for emergency assistance.

Border Patrol agents rushed to the location and administered first aid to him. He had traveled through Mexico from Guatemala and was severely dehydrated after enduring the blazing South Texas heat on his trek north.

“He was lucky he found the beacon,â€