Woman Rescued Trying To Scale Border Fence, Man Dies In Ocean: Reports

IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — Emergency crews pulled a dead man out of the ocean and rescued another woman stranded on the Mexican border fence, numerous outlets report.

Emergency crews were called to the Border Field State Park beach just after 8 a.m., a San Diego city official told ABC10. San Diego Lifeguards, the U.S. Border Patrol and a Coast Guard helicopter responded, according to Fox5.

Tijuana lifeguards rescued a woman clinging to the border fence while trying to cross into the U.S., San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokesperson Jose Ysea told the San Diego Union-Tribune. She was brought to the U.S. side to be treated. She declined further treatment, and was turned over to Border Patrol, the Union-Tribune said.

About a half hour later, crews located a man about 200 to 300 feet north of the fence, who was later declared dead. The woman had told crews that she had a male companion.

The names of both have not been released as of Tuesday morning.

In October, one woman died and 36 people were detained after as many as 70 people tried to swim around the fence.

State officials have said that that beach does not mean health and safety standards, and issued a water contact closure that extends from the border to the Silver Strand shoreline.