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Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents rescued a group of illegal migrants from a swarm of bees near Penitas, Texas, including a woman who had to be separated from her two-year-old child in order to be treated at a nearby hospital.
On the night of September 15, McAllen Border Patrol Station agents conducting riverine boat operations encountered a group of migrants that had just been attacked by a swarm of bees after crossing the Rio Grande near Penitas.
A Honduran mother, who was part of the group attacked by swarming bees, told agents she was separated from her two-year-old daughter, moments before being airlifted to a hospital for treatment, according to the U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Another female migrant was also stung multiple times and required medical assistance.
A medical helicopter was requested to transport both of them to the hospital.
Agents relocated her and the group to where the helicopter was standing by.
Four people were sent to the hospital out of the 12 migrants encountered that were stung by the bees on September 15th, but all are expected to make a full recovery
Moments before take off, the mother told agents that she was separated from her two-year-old daughter during the attack.
Agents acted on the information ensuing a search. A short
