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Brooks County (aka Death Valley Texas) sheriff: Influx of undocumented immigrant bodies
Martinez says 84 bodies found since start of yearFALFURRIAS, Texas — The border crisis is spilling into Brooks County.
The Brooks County Sheriff's Office is dealing with the bodies of undocumented immigrants being found on ranch lands throughout the county.
Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez says the bodies of 84 people have been found since the beginning of the year.
He believes once they crossed over from Mexico, these people either became lost or injured while trekking through remote areas of the county.
Many of the dead may have also fell victim to the South Texas heat.
Read more: https://www.kristv.com/news/local-news/brooks-county-sheriff-influx-of-undocumented-immigrant-bodies
