Six found dead in Texas train carriage, heatstroke suspected
Six people, believed to be immigrants, were found dead on Sunday inside a cargo train carriage at a Union Pacific rail depot in Laredo, Texas, near the Mexico border. The Webb County Medical Examiner, Dr. Corinne Stern, suspects heatstroke caused the deaths. Autopsies are underway; one completed on a 29-year-old Mexican woman confirmed hyperthermia as accidental. The deceased include five men and one woman. Identification cards and mobile phones suggest they were from Mexico and Honduras. Fingerprints have been shared with US Border Patrol via the Missing Alien Program. The Mexican consulate has been contacted.
Key facts
- Six people found dead in a cargo train carriage at a Union Pacific rail depot in Laredo, Texas.
- Discovered on Sunday afternoon during an inspection by workers.
- Webb County Medical Examiner Dr. Corinne Stern suspects heatstroke.
- One autopsy completed on a 29-year-old Mexican woman confirmed hyperthermia as accidental.
- Deceased include five men and one woman.
- Identification cards and mobile phones indicate origins in Mexico and Honduras.
- Fingerprints shared with US Border Patrol through the Missing Alien Program.
- Mexican consulate notified after identification of the woman.
Entities
Institutions
- Union Pacific
- Laredo Police Department
- Webb County Medical Examiner
- US Border Patrol
- Missing Alien Program
- Mexican consulate
Locations
- Laredo
- Texas
- United States
- Mexico
- Honduras