Six Migrants Die in Laredo Boxcar, Investigators Probe Identities
TL;DR
Six people were found dead inside a Union Pacific boxcar in Laredo, Texas; a 29-year-old Mexican woman died of hyperthermia, and investigators believe the others may be from Mexico and Honduras. Authorities are examining whether they were unauthorized migrants, with consulates and Union Pacific cooperating as they identify the victims and arrange repatriations.
- Laredo Officials Investigating Deaths of 6 People Found in Train Boxcar The New York Times
- 6 people found dead inside a boxcar in Texas, officials say CNN
- Six people found dead inside train car at rail yard near Texas-Mexico border The Guardian
- 6 found dead inside railroad boxcar, Laredo police say KSAT
- Six people found dead in cargo train boxcar in southern Texas NBC News
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