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Texas DPS and Border Patrol officers rescued a baby girl from the Rio Grande after she was thrown into the river by smugglers. (Photo: Texas DPS/Facebook)
On March 16, the Texas Department of Public Safety’s South Texas Special Operations Group helped U.S. Border Patrol rescue a 6-month old girl from the Rio Grande River.
Texas DPS Lt. Christopher Olivarez told KVEO The mother paid smugglers $3,500 to cross the Rio Grande River into the U.S. The mom was assaulted by the smugglers in Mexico, which resulted in a broken leg, according to Olivarez.
The family of two crossed the river in rafts along with 67 adults and 150 children in Roma, reports ValleyCentral .com.
While crossing the river, the 6-month-old baby was thrown out of the raft by the smugglers, Texas DPS said on Facebook .
The mother and child are now safe in Border Patrol custody.
