Venezuelan and Haitian Drowned While Attempting Border Cross
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December 23,2023
In October 2023, two migrants, a Venezuelan named Carlos N. and an unidentified Haitian, tragically drowned while attempting to cross the Rio Grande from Matamoros, Tamaulipas, to Brownsville, Texas. The incident occurred when both individuals, struggling to reach the U.S. shore due to a large amount of mud, decided to return to the Mexican side but unfortunately sank. Carlos was with his wife and two children at the time; one child, aged 15, managed to cross the river, while the other, aged 8, did not. The Haitian migrant tried to rescue Carlos but was unsuccessful. Both Carlos and the Haitian drowned in an area with a lot of accumulated garbage and water lilies.
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