A 9-year-old migrant is dead after suffering medical complications after crossing into the US in Arizona during sweltering summer heat.
The young boy was traveling with his mother and brother on June 15 when he began experiencing seizures, US Customs and Border Protection said in a news release on Friday. The high temperature on June 15 was nearly 100 degrees in the area, according to CNN Weather.
Border Patrol processed the female migrant and her children and “advised medical center staff she and her children were no longer in USBP custody,” the release said. While border crossings remain low, heat and the toll it takes on migrants remain a top concern among officials.
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