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Del Rio, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Del Rio sector rescued a Mexican national after he plunged off a 40-foot cliff sustaining multiple injuries.

At approximately 11:30 a.m. Monday, agents from the Comstock station discovered a 28-year-old Mexican national seriously injured in a remote area 20 miles west of Comstock. It is believed the man fell some 40 feet off of a cliff he attempted to climb along the Rio Grande River.

	CBP Border Patrol agents and rescue personnel attend to an individual who suffered multiple injuries when he fell from a 40-foot bluff at the Pecos River near Comstock, Texas.

He sustained multiple injuries to his leg and hip. The Border Patrol Search, Trauma and Rescue (BORSTAR) unit, a highly trained specialized medical unit within the Border Patrol, was called for assistance along with elements from the Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine unit.

Agents from the Comstock Station, BORSTAR, and CBP Air and Marine combined efforts to get the man to safety from the remote scene. The subject was transported by boat to a landing on the Pecos River, where local emergency personnel were standing by with an ambulance.

The individual initially was taken to Val Verde Regional Medical Center in Del Rio and was later airlifted to Wilford Hall Medical Center in San Antonio.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection is the unified border agency within the Department of Homeland Security charged with the management, control and protection of our nation's borders at and between the official ports of entry. CBP is charged with keeping terrorists and terrorist weapons out of the country while enforcing hundreds of U.S. laws.