"The six people were from Honduras and Mexico and included a 14-year-old boy, all part of a human smuggling effort on a freight train, authorities said. Police released more details about the discovery made Sunday in Laredo, near the U.S. border with Mexico, but said federal authorities were leading the investigation."
"He said the train traveled to the San Antonio area from Del Rio before arriving Sunday in Laredo. Laredo is a busy land port for trade on the U.S.-Mexico border and a common nexus for the illegal movement of people. Law enforcement says five people whose remains were discovered in the boxcar died from heatstroke and another died from hyperthermia."
"The six people were put in the shipping container on Saturday in Del Rio, Texas, two days after the train departed from Long Beach, California, Laredo Police Chief Miguel Rodriguez Jr. said. He said the train traveled to the San Antonio area from Del Rio before arriving Sunday in Laredo."
"A seventh body was discovered along railroad tracks Monday in Bexar County, about 150 miles north of Laredo, according to authorities. Rodriguez said he could not confirm if the seventh person found dead is connected to the victims found on the train."
A freight train shipping container holding six people was found dead in Laredo, Texas, near the U.S.-Mexico border. The container came from Long Beach, California, and the victims were from Honduras and Mexico, including a 14-year-old boy. Police said the container was loaded in Del Rio, Texas, on Saturday, two days after the train departed Long Beach. The train traveled to the San Antonio area from Del Rio before arriving in Laredo. Authorities said five victims died from heatstroke and one died from hyperthermia. A seventh body was found along railroad tracks in Bexar County about 150 miles north of Laredo, and investigators could not confirm a connection to the container victims. Federal authorities led the investigation.
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