Smuggler drops young girls from border fence, flees

U.S. Border Patrol agents rescued two young girls who smugglers dropped from a 14-foot border fence and abandoned near Mount Cristo Rey.

Agents got to the girls, who were left in a remote area in the desert. The girls were alert when agents reached them, and agents provided first-aid to them.

The girls were medically cleared and currently remain in a Border Patrol temporary holding pending placement by the U.S. Health and Human Services.