A 19-year-old Guatemalan woman fell to her death along with her unborn baby after trying to climb the U.S.-Mexico border wall.
The Guatemalan consulate released the news of Miriam Estefany Giron Luna’s death on Thursday, which happened in Clint, Texas. She was climbing the border wall when she fell approximately 20 feet and landed on her back.
“Despite the best efforts of our Border Patrol agents and medical professionals, sadly, more lives have perished at the hands of human smugglers,” El Paso Border Patrol sector Chief Gloria Chavez said.
“Someone in Mexico guided this eight-months-pregnant woman from Guatemala to this section of the border and encouraged her and helped her climb the steel mesh border barrier,” Chavez added. “We will engage our law enforcement partners in Mexico to find those responsible for placing these lives in danger.”
U.S. Customs and Border Protection said Giron Luna was taken to a hospital, where doctors attempted to save the baby. “CBP is saddened to report the death of a pregnant Guatemalan woman and her unborn child. CBP sends our condolences to their family and loved ones,” the agency said in a tweet.
CBP is saddened to report the death of a pregnant Guatemalan woman and her unborn child. CBP sends our condolences to their family and loved ones. Full statement: https://t.co/YlOH5rMGS6
— CBP (@CBP) March 12, 2020
