Mexican agents find minor's lifeless body in Rio Grande

The Secretary of the Interior of Mexico (SEGOB) reported the discovery of deceased minor in the waters of the Rio Grande in the municipality of Acuña, Coahuila on Friday. 

Agents from the National Immigration Institute (INM) found the minor's body floating in the river when they toured the area after a Tuesday report on the disappearance of two minors. Since the deceased minor’s body was floating on the U.S. side, a U.S. Custom Border Patrol (CBP) liaison was reported to retrieve the body. 

The search for the other missing minor continues, reported Infobae.

#Comunicado 📄 En el #RíoBravo, Grupo Beta Cd. #Acuña en busca de 2 menores de #Angola, rescató el cuerpo sin vida de un uno y continúa la búsqueda del otro. En tanto Grupo Beta #PiedrasNegras apoyaron a 6 personas que quedaron varadas en un islote. https://t.co/YPEyfzXYIW pic.twitter.com/NOArDqkpF2

— INM (@INAMI_mx) May 6, 2022

INM agents also announced the rescue of six migrants from Honduras, who were stranded on an islet of the Rio Grande tributary located between the international bridges of Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas.
The agents rescued an adult man, two adult women and three girls aged 2, 3 and 7 who were trying to cross illegally into the United States, but did not achieve their goal due to strong river currents.

In March, the bodies of two migrant children were found floating in the waters of the Rio Grande in Ciudad Acuña. The INM revealed that one of the bodies matched the description of a young Nicaraguan girl who was reported missing. His body was also recovered by the CBP, according to La Jornada.

The other body was that of a child located by firefighters from Ciudad Acuña who tried to swim across the river with his parents to reach U.S. territory. 

Tragically, the family are all believed to have been swept away by the current.