Training for Yuma 'BORSTAR' unit turns to real-life emergency
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Yuma BORSTAR agents were in the Imperial Sand Dunes on Tuesday to take part in an emergency response training exercise immediately sprang into action when a sand rail flipped near them, extinguishing the fire, treating the victims, and then transporting them to an ambulance waiting on the highway. One of the passengers, seen here being treated by agents, was a 9-year-old girl.
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A planned training exercise for Border Patrol agents from Yuma Sector's Search, Trauma and Rescue Team (BORSTAR) unit ended before it ever started, when a sand rail carrying two adults and two children crashed in front of them last Tuesday.According to agent K. Linwood Estes of the Yu. Read Training for Yuma 'BORSTAR' unit turns to real-life emergency...
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