Couple Swims Across River from Mexico
Reported by: Lisa Cortez
Email: lisa@krgv.com
Last Update: 6/08 11:34 pm



WESLACO - The reason the couple fled from Mexico and swam across was all for their baby.

The couple doesn't want to be identified because they fear for their lives, but they say they were working on a ranch in Tampico, Mexico and found out their boss and his wife had a bad side.

The couple say while they were there, they found out about their bosses drug running and that they had been telling everyone on the ranch that they were going to sell them their baby.

So the couple fled. They grabbed a few belongings and left as soon as the rumors began circulating. They got bus tickets to Reynosa from a Mexican church, but once they ran into a Mexican Immigration Checkpoint, their trip stopped.

The couple was told to hand over all their money because they were at the checkpoint without proper identification. Problem was, the couple fled the ranch so fast, they didn't take their ID's with them and they didn't have any money. So, they weren't able to get past Mexican officials to get to the bridge.

The couple says they had very few options, so they decided to find a place at the river to swim across. They waited until night and made a small raft and came across. The next morning, they turned themselves into border patrol.

Authorities here verified their citizenship. But now, on her due date, the woman and her husband are at a shelter. They say without ID's it's hard to find work, so they're worried about their future. They just hope their baby is born in a safe environment.

NEWSCHANNEL 5 tried confirming the couple's story with border patrol, but a spokesperson told us he could not release information due to privacy concerns. Though, the spokesperson did tells us it is illegal, even for a U.S. Citizen, to swim across the river.

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