Border Patrol Agents Rescue Migrant In Desert Near Deming

DEMING, N.M. (AP) – Border Patrol agents patrolling near Deming rescued a migrant who was suffering from severe heat exhaustion.

Agents from a horse patrol unit spotted the man southwest of Deming on Monday as he was walking toward them, carrying an empty water bottle.

Eventually, he was transported to the hospital in Deming for treatment.

The Border Patrol says the man was from Mexico and has been turned over the Mexican consulate.

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