Border crossing: Mexican man jumps off of bridge after 3rd deportation near El Chaparral
- 7 years ago
TIJUANA, MEXICO — A Mexican man reportedly committed suicide just 30 minutes after being deported from the United States.
Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after being deported for a third time, BBC reported.
The Sinaloa state native was discovered unconscious next to a plastic bag containing his belongings.
He was transported to a hospital where he later died from a heart attack and concussion, according the BBC.
Witnesses said the man was in severe distress over being sent back and was shouting that he did not want to go back to Mexico, the BBC reported.
Valencia jumped off a bridge close El Chaparral, the main border crossing point between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.
Guadalupe Olivas Valencia, 45, jumped from a bridge at the border after being deported for a third time, BBC reported.
The Sinaloa state native was discovered unconscious next to a plastic bag containing his belongings.
He was transported to a hospital where he later died from a heart attack and concussion, according the BBC.
Witnesses said the man was in severe distress over being sent back and was shouting that he did not want to go back to Mexico, the BBC reported.
Valencia jumped off a bridge close El Chaparral, the main border crossing point between San Diego, California and Tijuana, Mexico.