WaPost: Girl dies of dehydration while in Border Patrol custody, 'had not eaten for days'

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A seven-year-old girl from Guatemala died of dehydration and shock while in Border Patrol custody, the Washington Post reports.

The girl and her father crossed into the United States illegally with a large group of migrants along a remote span of New Mexico desert, U.S. Customs and Border Protection told the Washington Post.

According to CBP records obtained by the newspaper, the girl and her father were taken into custody late at night on December 6, 2018 south of Lordsburg, New Mexico. They were reportedly part of a group of 163 people who approached U.S. agents to turn themselves in.

The child began having seizures about eight hours later, the Washington Post reports. Emergency responders reportedly measured the girl's body temperature at 105.7 degrees, and according to a statement from CBP, she "reportedly had not eaten or consumed water for several days."

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rideacapita on December 14th, 2018 at 04:07 UTC »

Friendly reminder to read the article it’s like three paragraphs.

UnderwaterSeal on December 14th, 2018 at 02:47 UTC »

As per the Washington Post...

An initial diagnosis by physicians at El Paso’s Providence Hospital listed the cause of death as septic shock, fever and dehydration, CBP said.

Septic shock is no joke and extremely deadly.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/7-year-old-migrant-girl-taken-into-border-patrol-custody-dies-of-dehydration-exhaustion/2018/12/13/8909e356-ff03-11e8-862a-b6a6f3ce8199_story.html?utm_term=.52f4c169ca1a