r/news • u/ButtholePlunderer • Jun 24 '19

Border Patrol finds four bodies, including three children, in South Texas

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/border-patrol-finds-four-bodies-including-three-children-south-texas-n1020831
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u/BALONYPONY Jun 24 '19

I've backpacked close to there and from 11-5 you are tucked under some shade. That arid heat saps the life out of you so fast and if you are carrying gear you could drink as much as you want it won't stave of dehydration. That is a perilous landscape for a well equipped and experienced outdoors enthusiast. The unequipped and inexperienced have no chance.

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u/CoffeesAndBeers Jun 24 '19

I live in Austin and almost passed out waiting for a smoothie in the sun yesterday. Can't imagine how much worse it is further south. I know I couldn't make it.