Crossings such as the one Monday at the border fence are common in foggy conditions, and dangerous
After seeing social media posts on Monday about how roughly 50 migrants from Colombia, Brazil and other Latin American countries attempted to cross from Tijuana into San Diego, I asked my editors if I could explore the border on the San Diego side of the fence.
I knew the chances were slim, but I had hoped it would be a good learning experience as I’m covering the border more and more as one of the Union-Tribune’s visual journalists.I walked about a half-mile along a dirt road near the Tijuana River Valley Regional Park and then followed a chain link fence that ran parallel to the border fence when a Border Patrol agent came up on an ATV.
I quickly ran back to my car, drove to nearby Border Field State Park and walked toward the border where it meets the sea. As I got closer to the fence, I saw a life jacket and a few swimming fins. Then I noticed a group of people looking from Tijuana toward the U.S. and thought it was strange but dismissed the feeling. I noticed they had wetsuits, fins and some sort of flotation devices and were heading toward the water.As I started the trek back to the car I called our immigration reporter, telling her that I had no luck finding anyone. As I paused, I saw a man jogging toward me.
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