A woman fell and impaled herself as she tried to climb a border wall to enter the US

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November 28, 2018 3:27 PM

A Guatemalan woman fell from the wall close to the San Ysidro Port of Entry. She is in hospital, while her two children are in Border Patrol custody.

A Guatemalan woman trying to enter the US fell when climbing the US border wall close to the San Ysidro crossing.
She has been taken to hospital while her children, aged three and five, were taken into Customs and Border Patrol custody.
Customs and Border Protection shared an image of the unnamed woman lying on her back, bloodied and covered in dirt.
She arrived at the border last week, two days before US officials launched tear gas at migrants in a confrontation at the border.

A woman fell and impaled herself on pieces of metal as she tried to climb a border wall to enter the US with her two children.

The 26-year-old Guatemalan woman fell from the wall about one mile east from the entry point at

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Theron Francisco, a Border Patrol spokesman, told The New York Times that the woman remained in the hospital on Tuesday.

"Upon receiving medical clearance from a physician, she will be interviewed and processed at a nearby Border Patrol station," he said. 'Until then, her association with the migrant caravan and her ultimate disposition will remain unknown."

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