Texas Rangers Save 6-Month-Old Baby Thrown Out of Raft Into Rio Grande River by Smugglers

Texas Rangers Save 6-Month-Old Baby Thrown Out of Raft Into Rio Grande River by Smugglers
Illegal immigrants climb the banks of the Rio Grande River into the United States as smugglers on rafts prepare to return to Mexico in Penitas, Texas, on March 5, 2021. Adrees Latif/Reuters
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A special tactical team operating along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas saved a 6-month-old baby who had been thrown off a raft into the Rio Grande River by smugglers.

The Texas Department of Public Safety, who shared the rescue mission, said the incident occurred on March 16 when the specialized group—South Texas Special Operations Group—was assisting U.S. Border Patrol agents in Roma. The highly trained group frequently carries out missions in remote areas where conventional law enforcement cannot operate to deter criminal activity, usually by drug cartels.