‘A horrible way to die’: after deaths in Laredo, experts prepare for lethal summer heat at US-Mexico border

Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in Texas As questions still swirl about the six people found dead inside a baking-hot railway car in Texas, immigration advocates warn that the US is about to enter the most dangerous season of the year for immigrants making the perilous journey over the southern border. Early results shared by the Webb county medical examiner indicate that at least one of the six people found dead in the city of Laredo died from hyperthermia, which occurs when the body is overwhelmed by extreme heat. The same cause of death is likely true for the five others. Continue reading...

Tyler Hicks in Texas · Sat, May 16, 2026, 4:00 AM
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‘A horrible way to die’: after deaths in Laredo, experts prepare for lethal summer heat at US-Mexico border

Officials warn of potentially fatal coming months after six people were found dead inside a railway car in Texas

As questions still swirl about the six people found dead inside a baking-hot railway car in Texas, immigration advocates warn that the US is about to enter the most dangerous season of the year for immigrants making the perilous journey over the southern border.

Early results shared by the Webb county medical examiner indicate that at least one of the six people found dead in the city of Laredo died from hyperthermia, which occurs when the body is overwhelmed by extreme heat. The same cause of death is likely true for the five others.

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