‘It’s the drownings that get you’: Meet the Texas firefighters on the frontlines of the migrant crisis

Name: 'It's the drownings that get you': Meet the Texas firefighters on the frontlines of the migrant crisis
Uploaded: 2024-01-30T12:57:35Z
Duration: 3 min 46 s
Description: Prior to 2023, the Eagle Pass Fire Department says it would typically recover between six and seven bodies annually on average from the Rio Grande River. In 2023, amid a historic surge of migrants at the US border, firefighters pulled 47 men, women and children from the treacherous water crossing. They shared their stories with CNN.

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'It's the drownings that get you': Meet the Texas firefighters on the frontlines of the migrant crisis

Prior to 2023, the Eagle Pass Fire Department says it would typically recover between six and seven bodies annually on average from the Rio Grande River. In 2023, amid a historic surge of migrants at the US border, firefighters pulled 47 men, women and children from the treacherous water crossing. They shared their stories with CNN.

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