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According to the U.S. Border Patrol, a group of stranded illegal immigrants facing death in the parched Arizona desert saved themselves by using a cell phone, left by their deserted guide, to call rescue services. The group got lost in the desert near Arivaca, south of Tucson, Arizona, Wednesday after their guide abandoned them during a four-day trek across the border from Mexico. "Their quick thinking in using the phone to call for help and lighting signal fires saved their lives," the Tucson Sector of the U.S. Border Patrol said in a news release. Since the beginning of July, 21 illegal immigrants have died of heat exhaustion while crossing through the desert to Arizona, where summer temperatures soar to highs of around 120 F (49 C). |
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