The lifeless body of a man was pulled from the Rio Grande by the U.S Border Patrol, Maverick County Sheriff Department and the Eagle Pass Fire Department on Friday, October 20.

A 2016 Lexus fell into the Rio Grande River near the ramp at Shelby Park after the driver claimed to have accidentally reversed too far early Friday morning.
Sheriff Tom Schmerber said the driver said he was enjoying a drive near the river at approximately 12:30 a.m. when he got too close, reversed, and landed his car in the water.
Maverick County Deputies and Eagle Pass Fire Department responded to the call, and found the vehicle upside down. Schmerber said the driver was not intoxicated, and was able to get out of the car before it was completely in the river.
Martinez Wrecking Service attempted to remove the vehicle from the water, but was unable to after a piece of machinery broke.
“I think it’s still there in the river still because nobody wanted to take it out. They don’t have the equipment to take the vehicle out,” said Schmerber. The vehicle was still in the river at press time.

Communities on the Texas- Mexico border are often depicted in a less than positive light, especially as many who have never spent time in border towns, including politicians, continue to spread negative stereotypes about the area and the people who live there. 

Former EPISD student Roberta Flores has returned to Eagle Pass to film a full length documentary to show life in both Eagle Pass and Piedras Negras to prove just the opposite. Flores is a graduate of the prestigious New York University and is a resident of New York state.