Driver drowns in Rio Grande after fleeing Border Patrol vehicle stop
Jun 27, 2025·Location: Rio Grande City, TX
On June 27, 2025, a Border Patrol agent initiated a vehicle stop on a white Chevy Tahoe near the Rio Grande. The driver failed to yield and drove the vehicle into the Rio Grande River. The driver was observed struggling in the water but subsequently lost sight. A body was recovered from the river approximately seven miles downstream later that morning and identified as the vehicle driver.
Sources
- Summary of Incident: Driver drowns after vehicles flees from Border Patrol and drives into the Rio Grande
- Death in Custody Statement: Guatemalan migrant drowns after crossing the border illegally near Rio Grande City, despite Border Patrols efforts to save him
- Summary of Incident: Migrants drown in the Rio Grande River evading Border Patrol Agents
- Man dies after jumping in canal to evade arrest by Border Patrol Agents
- cbp.gov
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