46 Dead Migrants , Discovered in Truck , Near U.S.-Mexico Border .<br />On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants <br />were discovered inside a tractor-trailer <br />on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.<br />On June 27, the bodies of 46 dead migrants <br />were discovered inside a tractor-trailer <br />on the outskirts of San Antonio, Texas.<br />Reuters reports that it is one of the <br />most deadly incidents of human smuggling <br />in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.<br />Reuters reports that it is one of the <br />most deadly incidents of human smuggling <br />in recent history along the U.S.-Mexico border.<br />According to a San Antonio Fire Department <br />official, the grim discovery was made next <br />to railroad tracks in a remote area.<br />According to a San Antonio Fire Department <br />official, the grim discovery was made next <br />to railroad tracks in a remote area.<br />The official said that "stacks of bodies" were found in the trailer with no signs of water in the truck.<br />According to the department, sixteen other people <br />were found alive inside the trailer and were transported <br />to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.<br />According to the department, sixteen other people <br />were found alive inside the trailer and were transported <br />to hospitals to treat heat stroke and exhaustion.<br />The patients that we saw were hot <br />to the touch, they were suffering from <br />heat stroke, exhaustion. It was a refrigerated <br />tractor-trailer but there was no visible <br />working A/C unit on that rig, Charles Hood, San Antonio Fire Chief, via Reuters.<br />On June 27, temperatures in San Antonio <br />reached a high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />According to Police Chief William McManus, <br />the trailer was discovered after a person <br />heard a cry for help and came to investigate.<br />Reuters reports that the I-35 highway <br />near where the truck was found <br />is a popular smuggling corridor. .<br />Jack Staton, a former senior official <br />with ICE's investigative unit, said that migrants <br />have regularly been intercepted in the area. .<br />It was only a matter of time <br />before a tragedy like this <br />was going to happen again, Jack Staton,Former senior official <br />with ICE's investigative unit, via Reuters
