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Two Children Die Trying to Cross Rio Grande Into US, Report Says

© AFP 2023 / CHANDAN KHANNAA migrant family from Venezuela illegally crosses the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, at the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022.
A migrant family from Venezuela illegally crosses the Rio Grande River in Eagle Pass, Texas, at the border with Mexico on June 30, 2022.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.08.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – Two children died and another baby remains in critical condition after trying to cross the Rio Grande River into the United States, NBC News reported on Wednesday, citing US and Mexican officials.
A 3-year-old boy died and a 2-month-old baby was taken to a hospital after US Border Patrol pulled them from the river on Monday afternoon, the report said.
The children were part of a group of migrants who crossed the border into the US.
In a separate incident, a 5-year-old girl died while trying to cross the Rio Grande River in an attempt to enter Texas on Monday, according to the report.
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