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Two Undocumented Migrants Rescued In Desert Near Arivaca

The Border Patrol says it rescued an undocumented immigrant from Mexico and one from Guatemala in the mountains west of Arivaca.

The two became dehydrated and couldn’t keep up with others in their group.

Spokesman Pete Bidegain said the two had been abandoned by the smugglers bringing them into the U.S.

“The desert’s dangerous no matter what time of year you’re looking at. Obviously in the summer months we have the extreme heat but even now there’s not, you know there’s not, natural water sources out there," Bidegain said.

Bidegain said because of the location and their medical condition, agents called in a DPS helicopter to transport the two to emergency vehicles that were waiting in the area.