4 migrants saved from Rio Grande after west El Paso storm

By Jim Parker

July 5, 2021 10:55 PM

Published July 5, 2021 10:34 PM

EL PASO, Texas -- Four migrants stuck in the Rio Grande were rescued by U.S. Border Patrol agents who spotted them a short time after a super storm moved through west El Paso.

Monday night's river rescue by border agents took place near Paisano and Executive; none of the migrants were seriously hurt - but the potential certainly existed.

Agents noticed the stuck migrants shortly after a powerful storm blasted through west El Paso with 56-mile an hour winds and hail; it also dumped about an inch of rain into an already swollen Rio Grande and flooded a portion of nearby Paisano.

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Jim Parker

Jim Parker is the former Director of Digital Content for ABC-7.

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