The U.S. Border Patrol was joined by other agencies in a combined effort to rescue an injured hunter near Marfa, Texas.
On May 26, 2020, Border Patrol agents from the Marfa Station along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Air and Marine Operations from the Alpine Air Unit, Presidio County Sheriff’s Office, and Marfa Emergency Medical Services rescued an injured hunter near Marfa, Texas. The hunter suffered an apparent broken leg during a vehicle accident.
Using all available resources, the hunter was flown to Big Bend Regional Medical Center in Alpine, Texas by the Air and Marine crew to expedite medical treatment.
Big Bend Sector Border Patrol agents, patrol 517 miles of the southwest border, an area that extends from Sierra Blanca, Texas to Sanderson, Texas. The Marfa Station is responsible for 68 border miles between the U.S. and Mexico. In the interior of the Marfa Station Area of Responsibility (AOR), are the communities of Marfa, Valentine, and Ft. Davis. On the Rio Grande, lie the communities of Ruidosa and Candelaria. Sparse population exists between these communities and area ranches. The entire population for the Marfa Station AOR is less than 5,000.
El Paso CBP AMO Air Branch has the largest AOR in the Southwest Region, All of New Mexico, all of Oklahoma and West Texas, including all of Big Bend Sector.
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