Woman Falls from Border Wall with Two Children
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 5-25-24 4:00 am
LOCATION: US/Mexico Border w/o Otay Mesa Port of Entry
AREA/CITY: San Diego
DETAILS:
- Border Patrol Agents and firefighters responded to a report of a woman who was crossing over the Border Wall with her two small children (ages 5 & 6) illegally into the United States.
- She fell 30 feet from the top and landed on the ground with the kids.
- Her body broke the impact for the children, and they were not injured.
- The woman suffered a compound fracture to a leg.
- All were transported to a local hospital for the mothers’ injuries.
HANDLING AGENCIES: SDFD & U.S. Border Patrol