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Judi Lynn

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Fri Sep 15, 2023, 09:48 PM Sep 2023

Woman dies after falling from wall at U.S.-Mexico border

By: Pat MuellerPosted at 4:18 PM, Sep 15, 2023 and last updated 8:27 PM, Sep 15, 2023

SAN DIEGO (KGTV) — A woman climbing on the wall at the U.S.-Mexico border died after she fell Friday afternoon, according to the San Diego Police Department.

According to officers, SDPD received a call from Border Patrol agents at 2:36 p.m. about the woman's fall from the wall. Police say it happened in the vicinity of Drucker Lane and Siempre Viva Road.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, according to first responders. The San Diego Fire Department also responded, and firefighters told ABC 10News the woman was in her 40s.

SDPD says the medical examiner is heading to the area.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-news/south-bay-news/woman-dies-after-falling-from-wall-at-u-s-mexico-border

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Woman dies after falling from wall at U.S.-Mexico border (Original Post) Judi Lynn Sep 2023 OP
Just sadness. 70sEraVet Sep 2023 #1
Damn! So unnecessary Walleye Sep 2023 #2
It just doesn't need to be this way. marble falls Sep 2023 #3
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