Human remains are found by BP near Amado

By JB Miller
Published Tuesday, June 30, 2009 12:01 PM MDT

Investigators are trying to determine the cause of death of a Mexican National discovered by Border Patrol agents near Amado on June 21.�

Lt. Raoul Rodriguez of the Santa Cruz County Sheriff’s Office said agents were conducting foot patrols six miles north of Elephant Head Road when they encountered the human remains. A wallet found at the scene identified the deceased as a 31-year-old man from Coxcatlan, Mexico.

The remains were sent to the Pima County Medical Examiner’s Office in Tucson.

Lt. Rodriguez said 18 undocumented immigrants have been found dead in Santa Cruz County this year.

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