U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Air and Marine Operations extracted two migrants suffering from hypothermia in
the Baboquivari Mountains near Tucson, Arizona
on March 11, 2022.
The two men had been in the
desert for several days, were out of water, exhausted, and
could not walk any further. A National Guard helicopter was
able to pinpoint their position, but not able to extract
them from the mountains.
An AMO UH-60 Black Hawk crew
launched from the Tucson Air Branch and located the migrants
deep in the Baboquivari wilderness. The air crew inserted
two Rescue Specialists via hoist. The migrants were hoisted
up to the helicopter and transported to Border Patrol agents
waiting nearby.
