Laredo Officials Investigating Deaths of 6 People Found in Train Boxcar
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Six people, including five men and one woman, were found dead inside a train boxcar in Laredo, Texas, discovered by a Union Pacific Railroad employee on Sunday afternoon.
- At least one of the victims, a 29-year-old woman from Mexico, was confirmed by medical examiners to have died from hyperthermia, or overheating.
- Identification cards and cellphones found with some victims have been handed over to immigration officials for further investigation.
- The exact causes of death for the five men remain undetermined, but authorities suspect they also died from hyperthermia or similar conditions.