Body found at buoy barrier Texas set up on Rio Grande, Mexico says [View all]

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AUGUST 3, 2023 / 2:56 AM / CBS/AP

Mexico City — The Mexican government reported for the first time Wednesday that a body was spotted along the floating barrier that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott installed recently in the Rio Grande, across from Eagle Pass, Texas.

Mexico's Foreign Relations Department said authorities recovered the body but didn't know the person's identity or cause of death.

Many have warned about the danger the barrier poses because it's designed to make it more difficult for migrants to climb over or swim under it.



A string of buoys used as a border barrier on the Rio Grande River at Eagle Pass, Texas, is seen on July 13, 2023.
JORDAN VONDERHAAR / BLOOMBERG VIA GETTY IMAGES

A Texas state trooper raised internal concerns about the barrier diverting migrants, including children, into parts of the Rio Grande where they're more likely to drown.

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