Thread: Immigrant rescued by Border Patrol in Arizona desert

Nov 9, 10:46 AM EST

Immigrant rescued by Border Patrol in Arizona desert

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- An illegal immigrant attempting to cross into the United States broke her leg and was rescued by Border Patrol agents using all-terrain vehicles.

The woman was rescued Friday from a mountainous area northwest of Douglas, officials said.

Esmeralda Marroquin, spokeswoman for the U.S. Border Patrol's Tucson Sector, says the 39-year-old woman from Hidalgo, Mexico, was walking alone in the desert after being abandoned by her smuggler when she fell and fractured her leg.

Agents responded to a 911 call she placed with her personal cell phone and deployed ATV units due to the rugged terrain.

Marroquin says the woman was carried away on a backboard and transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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Information from: Arizona Daily Star, http://www.azstarnet.com

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Marroquin says the woman was carried away on a backboard and transported to a local hospital for treatment.

Our tax dollars at work!

Hopefully they will deport her after all this.