For drug smugglers and illegal aliens traversing the wilderness around Yuma during the summer months, “the desert is a dangerous place,” said Tyler Emblem, Senior Patrol Agent with the Yuma Sector Border Patrol Search, Trauma, and Rescue (BORSTAR) team. “The trouble begins when people cross the border here. There are a lot of things that can go wrong.” The first issue for illegal border crossers is getting enough water to drink to stave off dehydration, which can be deadly in the scorching heat, especially since there are no natural sources of water readily available in the desert. “You can run out of water, and the water you do have when you cross soon becomes as hot as the air around you – in excess of 100 degrees.” Most illegal border crossers cannot physically carry the water they need to survive over the course of the several days it takes to reach their northerly destinations. Some illegal aliens have even been known to become desperate enough to drink their own urine before being rescued – if they are rescued in time.
Posted on: Sat, 22 Jun 2013 04:16:20 +0000
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