‘This Was Horrific To See’

A Fox News Channel crew captured harrowing online video Sunday of a migrant making an attempt to cross from Mexico into the United States only to drown in the Rio Grande. In video broadcast on the network Monday, the man is found having difficulties to keep afloat in the powerful latest as a next man—who was in a position to get on to a cement pillar—screamed for support. Inside seconds, the very first guy sinks underwater and does not resurface.

“This was horrific to see,” Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas said as he shared the graphic video on FNC’s America’s Newsroom newscast. “This was witnessed by dozens of people today, together with Mexican and U.S. authorities who have been on scene…it was traumatic to witness.”

Llenas explained on the Texas aspect of the river, associates of the National Guard have been existing with rescue boats and lifetime preservers, but they did almost nothing to test and preserve the person from drowning. “A Countrywide Guardsman instructed me they were requested not to accomplish any much more water rescues in the Rio Grande river” following the dying past month of a Texas Nationwide Guard soldier who drowned seeking to conserve two migrants.

Llenas shouted to the 2nd man, urging him not to try and cross the river, and telling him assistance was on the way. The gentleman told Llenas he and his mate has remaining Nicaragua in December, certain for the United States. Mexican authorities later rescued the surviving guy from the river and recovered the entire body of his close friend.

Fox News noted that they experienced requested associates of the Texas Armed service Division and the business office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott about no matter if an buy had been offered halting h2o rescues, but experienced not obtained an answer.