Mexican Woman Fractures Spine While Trying to Cross Into the U.S.

A Border Patrol agent at the US–Mexico border in California, May 17, 2016. Bill Wechter/AFP/Getty Images

A Mexican woman has fractured her spine after falling off a 20-foot cliff while trying to enter the U.S. illegally, according to border agents.

Using remote surveillance, agents saw a Mexican man waving his hands to draw attention to himself near Highway 98 in Ocotillo, California on Thursday, Feb. 8.