Mexican officials said a body was found stuck in Texas’ floating buoy barrier in the Rio Grande on Wednesday.
Mexico's foreign affairs secretary said in a press release the Mexican Consulate in Eagle Pass was notified Wednesday afternoon by the Texas Department of Public Safety about the discovery.
The nationality of the deceased and the cause of death were unknown.
Mexican officials found a second body about three miles upriver. The Associated Press reported the Coahuila state prosecutor's office in Mexico told local media outlets that the two bodies were recovered and that the process of identification was underway.
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