US-Mexico Border

One killed, one hospitalized after falling from 30-foot US-Mexico border fence

The migrants were discovered at about 11 a.m. on Monday.

The border fence

The border fence

One person was killed and another person was injured after they fell from a 30-foot wall along the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego, authorities said Tuesday.

San Diego agents discovered two suspected migrants around 11 p.m. Monday after they fell from the wall, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.

Officials said one person was found unresponsive and died shortly after agents arrived on scene. The other person was taken to a hospital for unspecified injuries. Further details about the victims were not immediately available.

Officials were investigating the accident.

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