9 men trying to enter US from Canada treated for exposure
U.S. Border Patrol agents and multiple local emergency agencies rescued a group of nine individuals in distress after exposure to harsh weather conditions near Warroad, Minnesota. (U.S.
Customs and Border Protection)WARROAD, Minn. (AP) - Nine men who entered the United States illegally from Canada were rescued from a sub-freezing bog and given medical treatment for exposure to the cold, authorities said Wednesday.The nine, ranging in age from 19 to 46, were found Tuesday near Warroad, a small lakeside Minnesota community about 7.5 miles (12 kilometers) south of the Canadian border.
The area is southwest of an official port of entry.U.S. Border Patrol agents and rescuers from other agencies were sent to the area at around 5 a.m.
after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said someone in the group of men had made an emergency phone call, a Border Patrol statement said.The men were found in a flooded bog."When agents arrived on scene, they determined the temperatures in the bog were below freezing and they would require special equipment to reach the group," the statement said. "The agents were able to rescue the men from the frigid water by wearing protective suits."The men were taken to medical facilities for treatment and seven were later taken into immigration custody.
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