Five-year-old found abandoned near border wall
Child only had a backpack with very little possessions
YUMA, Ariz. (KYMA, KECY) - US Border Patrol Yuma Sector says a five-year-old was found abandoned near the border wall.
"Our agents find themselves in the position of comforting and caring for those children when they are abandoned by smugglers who care more about making money," reads a post on Border Patrol's social media regarding the incident.
The story was posted on June 22 through social media but the child was found on Monday.
According to agents, a five-year-old was found sleeping alone near County 12 7/8 Street and only had a backpack with crackers, a birth certificate and phone number on his arm.
