Authorities search the Rio Grande River for a missing 2-year-old
Source: CNN
Madeline Holcombe
By Madeline Holcombe, CNN
Updated 3:07 AM ET, Wed July 3, 2019
(CNN) - US Border Patrol agents are searching the Rio Grande River for a missing 2-year-old girl.
The toddler, a national of Brazil, was crossing into the US from Mexico, according to a statement from US Customs and Border Protection.
The agency was alerted to the missing girl late Monday after a woman from Haiti was detained by agents at the Del Rio Border Patrol Station, the statement said. She told agents that she lost her 2-year-old daughter while crossing the Rio Grande River near Del Rio, Texas.
"Any time a child is lost it is a tragic event," said Del Rio Sector Chief Patrol Agent Raul L. Ortiz. "I can not imagine the anguish the parents of this young girl must be feeling and I hope our search efforts pay off with a positive outcome."
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