Agents attend to diabetic immigrant
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Fort Brown Station responded to a 9-1-1 call placed by a man in distress. Agents located three people, one of whom was extremely ill and in need of medical help. The man informed the agents that he was diabetic and experiencing a diabetic episode. Border Patrol agents trained as Emergency Medical Technicians arrived on scene and rendered medical assistance until an ambulance arrived.
The man was transported by ambulance to a local hospital where he is in stable condition. He was determined to be a national of Mexico illegally present in the United States.
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