Migrants are seen crossing the Rio Grande River near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Sept. 3, two days after the massive crossing that led to deaths. (Fox News) ...

"A 38 yr-old Nicaraguan man drowned while trying to cross the Rio Grande River into Eagle Pass Texas," Fox News correspondent Bryan Llenas reported on Twitter, accompanied by video of the scene.

Earlier this summer, U.S. and Mexican officials recovered the bodies of 12 migrants from the Rio Grande after another big group tried to enter the U.S. by crossing the river, Mello told the Times.

The migrants likely died when crossing the Rio Grande river in an area that experienced a rise in water level of more than 2 feet in a single day. On Thursday, the river was more than 5 feet deep.

Texas DPS Director Col. Steve McCraw said the first 1,000 feet of buoys will be strung together in the Rio Grande in Maverick County, near Eagle Pass, on July 7, in an area often used by smugglers.

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – State leaders in Texas have announced a new border security effort on the Rio Grande. Starting next month, Texas will roll out buoys in parts of the river to deter migrants… ...

An unfinished strand of orange buoys sits in the Rio Grande River in response to migrants crossing the river, near Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., July 11, 2023.