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**ZonaPutaX** · 03-13-2006, 05:11 PM

If there had been a solid, well-patrolled fence along the border... or if the Minutemen had been on patrol... this guy would still be alive today.

BTW, Pine Valley is about **20** miles from the Mexican border, not 60 as the story claim; and is about 50 miles east of San Diego.

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Lost Mexican national dies in snow

The Associated Press
March 12, 2006

ALPINE - A group of illegal immigrants got lost in freezing, snowy country in eastern San Diego County and one died before six others were rescued Saturday, the Border Patrol said.

The Mexican nationals, all men, became disoriented near Corte Madera in Pine Valley, a high-elevation rural area east of San Diego, Border Patrol spokesman Richard Kite said.

A storm had dumped 8 inches to 1½ feet of snow on the ground, he said.

One of the men either had a cell phone or used a roadway call box to contact the California Highway Patrol about 7:30 a.m., Kite said.

The CHP contacted the Border Patrol to say there were "people in distress in the snow," and agents trained in back-country rescue hunted about three hours before finding the group, Kite said.

One man, whose identity was not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene. The others were treated at the scene, possibly for mild hypothermia, but none of their conditions were life-threatening, Kite said.

He did not know whether the men were dressed for the weather and said they would be interviewed to determine the circumstances.

Pine Valley is about 60 miles from the Mexican border.

"You have people who left from Tijuana in the morning" and may not have known about the snowfall, he said.

"It's not the first time that people have tried to make it through up there under those conditions," he said. "A lot of times, smugglers will tell these guys, 'It's gonna be a half-hour walk. Don't worry about it.'"
Sometimes "they're simply not dressed for the elements and they become separated."

03-13-2006, 05:11 PM	#1
ZonaPutaX Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 501 Senior Member	Illegal alien dies in snow near San Diego If there had been a solid, well-patrolled fence along the border... or if the Minutemen had been on patrol... this guy would still be alive today. BTW, Pine Valley is about 20 miles from the Mexican border, not 60 as the story claim; and is about 50 miles east of San Diego. --------------------------------- http://www.thedesertsun.com/apps/pbc...603120350/1024 Lost Mexican national dies in snow The Associated Press March 12, 2006 ALPINE - A group of illegal immigrants got lost in freezing, snowy country in eastern San Diego County and one died before six others were rescued Saturday, the Border Patrol said. The Mexican nationals, all men, became disoriented near Corte Madera in Pine Valley, a high-elevation rural area east of San Diego, Border Patrol spokesman Richard Kite said. A storm had dumped 8 inches to 1½ feet of snow on the ground, he said. One of the men either had a cell phone or used a roadway call box to contact the California Highway Patrol about 7:30 a.m., Kite said. The CHP contacted the Border Patrol to say there were "people in distress in the snow," and agents trained in back-country rescue hunted about three hours before finding the group, Kite said. One man, whose identity was not immediately known, was pronounced dead at the scene. The others were treated at the scene, possibly for mild hypothermia, but none of their conditions were life-threatening, Kite said. He did not know whether the men were dressed for the weather and said they would be interviewed to determine the circumstances. Pine Valley is about 60 miles from the Mexican border. "You have people who left from Tijuana in the morning" and may not have known about the snowfall, he said. "It's not the first time that people have tried to make it through up there under those conditions," he said. "A lot of times, smugglers will tell these guys, 'It's gonna be a half-hour walk. Don't worry about it.'" Sometimes "they're simply not dressed for the elements and they become separated."
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