Fire chief confirms 3 dead bodies recovered from Rio Grande [Video]

Several dead bodies were recovered from the Rio Grande around the New Mexico-Texas state line.Sunland Park Fire Department responded to a water rescue request from Border Patrol on Tuesday evening, June 25. There were a total of five people in the water, according to Sunland Park fire Chief Ramiro Rios.”They had pulled one out alive and then the other four we actually witnessed in the river floating face down,” Rios said. “So then, at that point, we were starting to do what was a body recovery.”Stay up-to-date: The latest headlines from KOAT Action 7 NewsRios contacted the El Paso Fire Department to assist with the recovery near the state border line. Their department was able to recover three of the four bodies remaining in the river.Responders with Sunland Park had to use bolt cutters to cut wire in order to get to the Texas side.”One of the problems we encounter …