The victims were found near Eagle Pass, Texas on Thursday.
At least nine migrants died while crossing the Rio Grande river, U.S. and Mexican officials said Friday.
The victims were found Thursday near Eagle Pass, Texas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials recovered six bodies, while Mexican officials recovered three, according to a CBP statement.
The agency said that crews rescued 37 others from the river and detained 16 people. Officials in Mexico took 39 migrants into custody.
Crews on both sides continue searching for more victims, the agency said.
FILE – A member of the Texas National Guard looks across the Rio Grande to Mexico from the U.S. at Eagle Pass, Texas, on Aug. 26, 2022. At least eight migrants were killed as dozens attempted a hazardous crossing of the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas, officials said Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. (Eric Gay/AP)
The migrants likely died when crossing the Rio Grande river in an area that experienced a rise in water level of more than 2 feet in a single day.
