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11 de Agosto, 2006
El Otro Lado
Categorized under Derechos Humanos , Frontera | Tags: border, migra, national guard
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - A Pennsylvania National Guard member died after collapsing in 104-degree heat on her first day patrolling the Arizona-Mexico border, a guard spokesman said Friday.
Spc. Kirsten Fike was two hours into the training mission near Yuma when she collapsed Wednesday. She died the next day at a hospital, guard spokesman Capt. Cory Angell said.
AP news.excite.com
I feel for her, I do. That heat must be intense beyond belief. Spc Fike was only two hours into it! How can we even imagine what it's like to be killed by those conditions?
Their skin had been burned to a furious, stop-sign red by the sun. The extreme loss of body moisture had peeled back their lips, giving them a sickly grin, and left darkened pits where they eyes should have been. All Dave Phagan [an INS agent] could think of was documentary films about the survivors of the Holocaust. These men had the same sunken look," like skin draped over a skeleton."
ralphmag.org
At the Mexican Consulate in Tucson, the death toll has swamped investigators whose job it is to identify and ship the remains to Mexico. Jeronimo Garcia Ceballos, the lead investigator, makes regular visits to the coroners' offices to search the bodies and belongings for clues.
Border Crossing Deaths Set a 12-Month Record [2005] [pdf]
The study's key empirical findings include the following: = Deaths due to exposure to extreme environmental conditions (heat or cold) is the only border-wide data series that rises sharply because of the redirection of migration flows after enhancement of border enforcement.
Causes and Trends in Migrant Deaths Along the US-Mexico Border [pdf]
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