Border Patrol agents, including members of the agency's specialized search and rescue team, aided a group of 26 migrants Wednesday in the western Arizona desert south of Interstate 8. Two bodies were found in other incidents earlier this week.... Read more»
Some of those who venture into Arizona’s vast wilderness aren’t properly prepared for it. They become lost, run out of supplies or don’t have enough water. And the COVID-19 pandemic has drawn even more people outside, creating more problems. Enter SPOT, a company that makes satellite communication devices that can make exploring remote areas in Arizona and other places safer, especially for newcomers to the outdoors.... Read more»
Five people activated rescue beacons in three separate incidents on Monday, said Border Patrol, including a Guatemalan woman traveling with her daughter. ... Read more»
A helicopter crew with the Arizona Department of Public Safety airlifted a 24-year-old woman from a remote section of the Tohono O'odham Nation Wednesday morning after she collapsed attempting to elude Border Patrol agents. ... Read more»
Border Patrol agents rescued three hikers in the rugged Baboquivari Mountains on Wednesday after a 911 call for help on Tuesday, authorities said. ... Read more»
Border Patrol agents rescued three men from the Arizona desert in three separate incidents over the weekend, authorities said. ... Read more»
Border Patrol agents, with help from an Arizona National Guard helicopter crew, rescued a Mexican man injured from a fall in the Baboquivari mountains Thursday, according to a release from CBP. ... Read more»
Tucson Sector Border Patrol agents arrested six men with criminal pasts and rescued a man suffering from severe dehydration in separate incidents since Saturday.... Read more»1
Border Patrol agents caught 4 illegal aliens with U.S. criminal records over the weekend, and also rescued two injured men, CBP said.... Read more»1
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