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Oaxaca Officials Say Migrant Woman Died After Fall From Border Wall Near TijuanaSan Diego

The Oaxaca migration office says it is arranging to return her body to her hometown after notifying relatives.

Overview

  • State authorities in Oaxaca confirmed the death and said the victim’s remains are at a Tijuana morgue pending repatriation.
  • Video recorded near Otay Mesa showed consecutive falls from the border barrier on Friday, drawing wide circulation on social media.
  • U.S. Border Patrol and emergency medical crews responded on the U.S. side, and at least one injured person was transported to a hospital.
  • Reports differ on key details, including whether two or three people fell and whether the barrier at that stretch is about 8 or up to 9 meters high.
  • Baja California municipal and state authorities had not issued public statements in earlier reports, and the woman’s identity has not been released.