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Lost Hikers Rescued in the Mountains

Release Date
Wed, 01/19/2022

OCOTILLO, Calif. – U.S. Border Patrol agents from El Centro Sector rescued two individuals in the Jacumba Wilderness region Monday evening.

At approximately 6:55 p.m., Sector Dispatch notified El Centro Station of a 9-1-1 call, from two female hikers stating that they were lost. Agents were notified of the distress call and responded to the last known GPS coordinates provided by the hikers. At approximately 7:27 p.m., El Centro Sector’s Border Search Trauma and Rescue Unit assisted in the search and located the two hikers, both United States citizens, seven miles north of the U.S./Mexico border, north of Interstate 8. The hikers were found to be safe and did not require medical attention.

Since October, El Centro Sector Border Patrol agents have successfully rescued 78 individuals who were lost, in distress, or abandoned by smugglers.

 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the comprehensive management, control, and protection of our nation’s borders, combining customs, immigration, border security, and agricultural protection at and between official ports of entry.

Last Modified: Oct 12, 2023