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.