César Ramón Vélez Hernández, fire chief of Nogales, reported that the first bodies located on Thursday and Friday correspond to a man and a woman who are in the process of official identification.
Two of the victims were swept away by strong currents of rainwater
He explained that they were swept away by strong currents of rainwater on Thursday the 16th, while the third victim, located in an advanced state of decomposition on Saturday morning, apparently disappeared in the rainfall recorded on the border in previous days.
"The search concluded today at approximately 11:30 a.m., with a result of three bodies recovered. Initially, there were reports of two bodies. A drone was being flown when a group of vultures was spotted several meters away, much further on. Finding this unusual, the search was resumed to rule out the possibility of it being a body. Then, at 10:30 a.m., a third body was found under many branches and trash in the area."
The searches were conducted on both sides of the border between Sonora and Arizona.
The search efforts extended over three days on both sides of the border between Sonora and Arizona, with the participation of 30 members of rescue teams, local police and civil protection.
"We crossed over to support the Rio Rico Fire, but from the United States I can tell you that there were firefighters from Nogales, Arizona, firefighters from Rio Rico, firefighters from Tubac, the sheriff's office, a group called Search and Rescue; the sheriff's office was on horseback, there was a helicopter providing support, and on the Mexican side there were firefighters from the State of Sonora and from the State Civil Protection."
(Translated by Google)
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