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turbinetree

(24,631 posts)
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 12:53 AM Jan 2022

Blizzard claims four attempting to cross US-Canada border

Source: The Guardian

Authorities believe the deaths occurred from exposure to extremely low temperatures reaching up to -31F

Four people, including an infant, have been found dead near the Canada-United States border, after a failed crossing attempt during brutal blizzard conditions.

The grim discovery came as officials south of the border announced the arrest of a US man on human smuggling charges.

Officers discovered the bodies of a man, woman and baby close to the border partially buried in the snow. A young boy, believed to be in his teens, was found nearby.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/jan/20/us-canada-border-failed-crossing-attempt-four-dead



I use to live in the state of Minnesota ..... and you just do not mess around in weather like that....this is disgusting that this was even attempted....
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Blizzard claims four attempting to cross US-Canada border (Original Post) turbinetree Jan 2022 OP
Sad. Hoyt Jan 2022 #1
What a horrible mzmolly Jan 2022 #2
Horrific. nt SunSeeker Jan 2022 #3
They had been walking for 11 hours. Brought in by a smuggler who abandoned them. LuckyLib Jan 2022 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Yonnie3 Jan 2022 #5
At the Junction of Manitoba, North Dakota, the Red River, and Minnesota in Jan. and in the dark .... Botany Jan 2022 #6

mzmolly

(50,957 posts)
2. What a horrible
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 01:22 AM
Jan 2022

way to go. And to have children along?

“I also have a message to anyone who’s thinking of crossing the border in Manitoba, either heading south or north: just don’t do it,” said MacLatchy said, adding that because of the “virtually impassable” terrain and deep snowdrifts, RCMP required all-terrain vehicles during the search. “Do not listen to anyone who tells you they can get you to your destination safely. They cannot. Even with proper clothing it is not a journey that is possible.”


The trafficker involved, should be charged with manslaughter in addition to human trafficking.

LuckyLib

(6,814 posts)
4. They had been walking for 11 hours. Brought in by a smuggler who abandoned them.
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:14 AM
Jan 2022

Smuggler also had others, residents of India. So tragic.

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Botany

(70,281 posts)
6. At the Junction of Manitoba, North Dakota, the Red River, and Minnesota in Jan. and in the dark ....
Fri Jan 21, 2022, 02:07 PM
Jan 2022

... with temps @ 31 below F. The coldest I have been out in was 28 below with winds and
it just cut through all my clothing, jacket, and stuff like a knife. They never had a chance.

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