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Grupo Beta Rescues Guatemalan Family Lost for Three Days Near the Río Bravo

Agents used an airboat after dense riverbank vegetation blocked land access.

Overview

  • INM's Grupo Beta team in Piedras Negras located the parents and their three young children during an overnight search after the family had been missing for three days.
  • The waterborne rescue was executed at about 2 a.m. following an initial attempt that was impeded by heavy brush along the riverbank.
  • A medical check found all five in good health, and authorities provided water and assistance before transporting them at their request to the local bus terminal.
  • The responding agents were identified as Ángel Cisneros and Alejandro Alarcón under the coordination of Héctor Godínez.
  • Reporting indicates the group intended to reach Eagle Pass, and officials cite a 2025 decline in migrant presence in Coahuila and lower U.S. CBP detention figures.