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Community Forum · Est. 2006
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05-03-2022, 06:08 AM
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Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
A Nicaraguan man's tragic drowning was captured on camera Sunday - the result of a failed bid to illegally cross the Mexico - United States border. C.R, 53, and his friend E.C, 42, were seen struggling to stay afloat as the Rio Grande's current picked up strength between Piedras Negras, Coahuila, and Eagle Pass, Texas. A news camera crew spotted C, a former radio host, hanging on to a concrete column in the middle of the river while R. battled the current and tried to keep his head above water. He later went under as Texas National Guard soldiers looked on.  He left his family behind in December 2021 after he received death threats for covering an government demonstration and was among several migrants who paid a smuggler $3,000 to be taken to Piedras Negras, Coahuila, in order to reach Texas R. was swept down the international waterway and his body found near an islet further down the river. C. somehow continued on and made it to a second set of concrete pillars under a bridge, where he sat on top of a tree branch. |
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05-03-2022, 09:18 AM
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 My Rank: GUNNERY SERGEANT Poster Rank:623 Baboso Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 1,442 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 210 Post(s)
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
Pay $3k to a coyote and you don't even get a pair of floaties? What a rip-off
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05-03-2022, 12:21 PM
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 The Bearded Gentleman Poster Rank:1356 Male Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 440 Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Quoted: 253 Post(s)
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
I just wonder how close he was to completion. Because if all he had to do was make it to that piece of land that's merely 30 feet away from where he drowned then that's really fucking unfortunate. Lol.
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05-03-2022, 12:48 PM
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
Fuck it, one less immigrant flooding into the US, no pun intended
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05-03-2022, 03:01 PM
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 My Rank: SERGEANT Poster Rank:949 Join Date: Jun 2016 Posts: 761 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 202 Post(s)
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
Last time I crossed a river, I ran so fucking fast my laces didn't get wet. Side note: if you can't swim, please stick to showers and bathtubs. |
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05-03-2022, 07:20 PM
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 My Rank: STAFF SERGEANT Poster Rank:729 Male Join Date: Nov 2011 Posts: 1,125 Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Quoted: 243 Post(s)
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
He's no Michael Phelps.
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05-03-2022, 07:44 PM
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
Lots make it over he's one of the few that didn't.. There are other places to cross that are shallower and the current isn't as strong... Should have done his hydro recon  |
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05-03-2022, 08:20 PM
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 Für Immer Verloren Poster Rank:50 Boredom + Despair Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 30,253
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Re: Nicaraguan, Former Radio Host, Drowns at Eagle Pass, Texas Trying to Reach U.S
    
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