Bodies of 2 illegal immigrants found over the weekend
StoryBy Brady McCombs Arizona Daily Star | Posted: Monday, April 12, 2010 4:02 pm

The bodies of two illegal border crossers were recovered over the weekend along Arizona’s stretch of U.S.-Mexico border.

On Saturday, skeletal remains were discovered by resident in the village of Ak Chin on the western edge of the Tohono O’odham Reservation, said Border Patrol spokesman Gustavo Soto. Border Patrol agents assisted Tohono O’odham Police with the recovery of the remains. They didn’t find any identification, clothing or personal items and don’t know if it was a man or woman.

Another body was found about 31 miles north of the border near Arizona 286 by a resident in that area, Soto said. Border Patrols helped Pima County Sheriff’s with the recovery of the adult man.

Officials have not confirmed his identity but he is believed to have been between 25 and 30 years old.

From Oct. 1-March 31, agents in the Tucson Sector have recovered the bodies of 87 illegal immigrants, up from 66 through the same time period in fiscal year 2009.

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