A 9-year-old migrant died after having seizures during scorching trek in Arizona | CNN

A 9-year-old migrant died from medical complications which included seizures after crossing into the US near Mesa, Arizona, in the midst of sweltering summer heat, Border Patrol officials said

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. The Santa Cruz Sheriff’s Office received a 911 distress call from the mother who was sent over to the Border Patrol Tucson Sector around 9:40 p.m., according to the release.

This incident is under review by the Customs and Border Protection Office of Professional Responsibility and the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Inspector General was notified. Migrants face extreme heat dangers when crossing Border Patrol agents have made more than 5,000 heat-related rescues and found another 103 migrants deceased due to heat exposure so far this year, according to US Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz.

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