Body of man in his 30s pulled from Rio Grande in Lower Valley
EL PASO, Texas -- A man's body was pulled by firefighters from the Rio Grande along the U.S.-Mexico border in the Lower Valley on Monday afternoon.
El Paso Fire Department divers retrieved the body about 2 p.m. after it was spotted floating by the U.S. Border Patrol and Mexico National Guard on the northern river bank, south of the Fonseca Exit off of Loop 375/Border Highway.
Authorities said the apparent drowning victim was in his early to mid 30s and his body was believed to have been in the water for a couple of days.
