Abandoned by a coyote: Colombians died crossing the Arizona desert

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August 28, 2021 – 8:07 p.m.

The women would have been abandoned in the middle of nowhere by a coyote with which they sought to cross the border irregularly.

The Colombian Consulate in Los Angeles reported to the Chancellery that two Colombians died in the Arizona desert from exhaustion while seeking entry into the United States.

The dead compatriots are Claudia Marcela Peña and her eleven-year-old daughter. They were found by the Yuma County Border Patrol in Arizona, specifically in the Levee Road and County area, in the desert area of ​​the reserve, with no signs of violence, the coroner said.

The Colombians were also traveling with a two-year-old boy who was rescued by authorities. The latter also suffered extreme exhaustion from crossing the desert, one of the largest in the world.

“Authorities reported that he will be in custody of a California juvenile center until it is defined with whom he would remain in the United States or if he returns to Colombia,” the Colombian Foreign Ministry said.

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The Chancellery has already contacted the relatives of the dead victims to provide advice on the process of repatriation of the bodies or ashes of the dead.

Yeni Acevedo, Claudia Marcela Peña’s cousin, told Noticias Caragol that the woman left on August 21 for Mexico, where she spent two days. On Tuesday morning he traveled to Tijuana by plane and then by land until he came across an alleged coyote, as he is known to help migrants cross the border. The coyote, after the family could not withstand the high temperatures of the desert, would have abandoned the women in the middle of nowhere.

Tijuana is often the meeting point for thousands of migrants seeking to cross the southern border of the United States. While most fall into the hands of the US authorities, some manage to circumvent security. However, they face very adverse weather conditions, so many die along the way.

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According to Tech Transparency, a social media transparency organization, more and more coyotes are offering their services on Facebook. Authorities are reminding civilians of the dangers of accessing these networks to gain illegal access to the United States, as they risk both their freedom and their lives.

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