9-Year-Old Boy Lost At Texas Wildlife Refuge Reunited With Family

EDINBURG, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol agents responded to a request from Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office deputies to find a nine-year-old boy who was separated from his family at the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge in Alamo, Texas.

Just after sunset on Jan. 29, agents responded to the refuge to help deputies search for the boy after he was separated from his family while visiting the wildlife center. A CBP Air and Marine Operations helicopter was also requested and responded to help. While searching the area, agents were alerted to a technology activation within the refuge and responded to the area. They quickly found the child in good health.

Last year, during the peak of the summer heat, agents rescued two lost hikers in the same refuge. One of the men activated a Missing Migrant Program's rescue beacon and called 911 for his friend, who was exhausted and dehydrated.