Canada – On Jan. 21, the BBC reported that police in Canada found four bodies in a snowfield near the Emerson community, Manitoba, near the US border. On Wednesday, Jan. 19, who died from exposure to cold air. The temperature dropped to -35 degrees Celsius with cold wind blowing.
Canadian police were notified at around 9.30 that day that US Customs and Border Patrol agents Arrested a group of people who had crossed over from the Emerson community. which is known as an illegal border crossing point and US officials told Canadian police that Found a man with baby items. but the baby was not found.
Officials on both sides of the US-Canada border They searched for the baby using snowmobiles and ATVs before the four bodies were found around 1:30 p.m., about 9-12 meters from the US border. Authorities continued to search for deep snow until that evening.
The four bodies are of a man, woman, adolescent male and infant, who US officials say were families from India and attempted to cross the US border.
Jane McLatchie, Assistant Commissioner of Royal Canadian Mounted Police, Manitoba, told a news conference on Thursday that the four bodies were found. “What I am about to share would be difficult for many people to listen to” and called the incident a “A very heartbreaking tragedy”
“This group of people were alone in the blizzard. face not only cold weather but also the pointless fields large snow pile and darkness,” said Jane Maclatchy.
On Thursday, Jan. 20, US officials in Minnesota announced a human smuggling charge against Steve Chand, 47, of Florida. The man was caught driving a 15-passenger van in a rural area along the border with a box of food and water in Mr Chand’s boot. And found two passengers with Mr Chand, undocumented immigrants from India.
while the two were taken to a border patrol station US officials also found a group of five Indian citizens, who said they had been walking for 11 hours and were expected to pick them up, one of the five carrying a backpack containing children’s clothing, toys and medicine, which they brought to their families. 4 people, but they separated at night.
Four of those bodies found in Canada The United States issued a brief statement. that they are in the same family than India The above Indian migrants were seriously injured. and was taken to the hospital
