A Guatemalan woman died last week after she fell on the ground from a 30-foot border fence in Southern California, border officials said Friday.
A 24-year-old Guatemalan woman has died after a 30-foot fall from a border fence in California, authorities said Friday. The woman was climbing a secondary fence at the Otay Mesa Port of Entry in San Diego on March 21 and became stuck before she began yelling for help, U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement. U.S. Border Patrol agents became aware of her around 10:30 p.m. They initially attempted to discourage her from climbing the fence, authorities said.
The San Diego Police Department and San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office are investigating this incident. The San Diego Fire Department Professional Standards Unit and the Department of Homeland Security Office of Inspector General are also conducting internal reviews of the incident. CBP confirmed that portions of the incident were captured on body cameras worn by multiple border agents. In September, a woman died after falling from a border wall at the same Otay-Mesa crossing.
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