Nine people were detained and one is missing after a group trying to make an illicit border crossing in Manitoba called 911 because of cold.
The group made their illicit crossing in woods near Sprague in southeastern Manitoba and called 911 at approximately 4 a.m. as they were suffering from hypothermia, Steve Gust, the sheriff of Roseau County, said Tuesday.
There is an official port of entry on a highway that runs through Sprague and across the border into Warroad, Minn., but Gust said the group was away from that port of entry. “Border patrol agents provided immediate care as medical first responders and contacted local emergency medical services and local law enforcement agencies for additional assistance as needed,” read a written statement from the U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency.Article content
Manitoba RCMP had people in the area, including a search and rescue team looking for the reported missing person.
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