Three Mexican migrants have died in the Sonoran Desert in Arizona near the U.S.-Mexico border as high temperatures soar well into the triple digits across parts of the Southwest.
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A rescue beacon for migrants to call for help had been activated, setting off a search by land and air. Another member of the group of four was found alive. The bodies were taken to the Pima County Medical Examiner's Office for autopsies. The Mexican Consulate was notified. In Maricopa County, which encompasses Phoenix, there have been six heat-related deaths reported so far this year. Another 111 deaths are being investigated for possible heat causes. In Pima County, home to Tucson, the medical examiner's office reports that there have been eight heat-related deaths confirmed so far this year for that county and several small rural ones it handles.
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