SAN YSIDRO, Calif. (KGTV) – A person died while trying to cross in the Tijuana River Valley amid Tuesday's heavy rainfall, San Diego Police said.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Department officials said they were contacted at around 1:20 a.m. by Customs and Border Protection for help in recovering a body that was spotted in water near Dairy Mart Road and Camino De La Plaza.
SDFD crews, including lifeguard teams, recovered the body; the unidentified person was pronounced dead at the scene.
San Diego Police later confirmed to ABC 10News that the person died during an attempt to cross the river. The exact cause of death was unknown.
It was not immediately known if the deceased person was a migrant.
According to SDFD officials, there were reports of another person in the water, but after a search, that person was not found. Officials “determined that the reports were unfounded.”
The Tuesday morning response comes two weeks after eight migrants were rescued from underneath a bridge on Dairy Mart Road because of rising waters and possible drowning.
The San Diego Police Department has taken over the death investigation.
