A SEVEN YEAR OLD GUATEMALAN GIRL DIES IN U-S BORDER PATROL DETENTION IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO. THE INCIDENT IS NOW BEING INVESTIGATED.
THE GIRL AND 163 OTHERS ARRIVED AT THE BORDER IN NEW MEXICO LAST WEEK AND GAVE THEMSELVES UP TO BORDER PATROL AGENTS. THE GIRL WAS WAITING TO SEE A DOCTOR, BUT THERE WERE SO MANY WHO NEEDED MEDICAL ATTENTION THAT SHE WAS OVERLOOKED.
FEDERAL AUTHORITIES SAY SHE DIED OF DEHYDRATION, LACK OF FOOD AND SHOCK. SHE WAS RUSHED TO AN EL PASO HOSPITAL WHEN SHE STARTED HAVING SEIZURES.
