A dead body was reportedly pulled out of the Rio Grande River along Texas’ border with Mexico on Wednesday afternoon.
“Moments ago, we watched as Mexican authorities pulled a lifeless body out of the [Rio Grande] river–a deadly reminder of the dangers that migrants face in this migrant crisis trying to get to the U.S.” Fox News reporter Griff Jenkins told America’s Newsroom on Wednesday.
Migrant encounters at the southern border have exceeded 7,000 each day for the past five days, Jenkins added, with the 35,000 or so encounters outnumbering the total population of Eagle Pass, Texas. The city has become the epicenter of the national immigration debate and was visited by Republican presidential front runner and former President Donald Trump last week.
This is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
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