The American dream for Jorleni and her future baby ended after the authorities of the Piedras Negras Fire Department, Coahuila, Mexico, entered the dangerous Rio Grande to save her from dying of hypothermia.
According to Univision, despite the fact that the water in the river was -1 degree Celsius with a wind chill of -2, Jorleni decided to enter the icy water and swim several miles to fulfill his purpose: to reach to the United States.
Although the 23-year-old woman was halfway there, the Mexican authorities came to her rescue, which was not easy, since that the woman insisted that they let her go on her way and they spent nearly an hour trying to convince her to return to Mexican soil and save her life and that of her baby.
Already on Mexican soil , the immigrant was treated by the local paramedical staff and was later transferred to a nearby Red Cross to receive more precise care.
Once Once the woman was stabilized, she remained at the disposal of the immigration authorities.
This is not the first time that a pregnant immigrant woman tries to cross the Rio Grande to fulfill the American dream, but it is the first time that the authorities have recorded a woman with eight months of pregnancy entering icy waters, risking her life even more, in order to reach the country of stars and stripes.
According to the same outlet, at the beginning of the year, the Mexican authorities rescued a Honduran woman, also pregnant, trying to cross next to her better-aged daughter; In addition, they reported two boys and a girl of Mexican origin who were trying to reach the United States alone.
Fortunately, these cases did not have a tragic ending.