Texas sheriff's deputy near border falls 15-feet, injured in pursuit of human smuggler: 'Enough is enough'
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A Texas Sheriff's deputy was seriously injured after falling 15-feet in pursuit of a suspected human smuggler near the Southern Border, police say.
"When the vehicle went over the spikes, the deputy pulled the spikes back, he slipped, went over a guard rail and fell 15 feet," Sheriff Mark J. Dannels told FOX 10 Phoenix. This is every day down here. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten is a writer on the breaking news team for Fox News Digital. You can reach her on Twitter at @s_rumpfwhitten.
The Sheriff's office said that life-saving rescue efforts were given to the injured deputy, who was flown by helicopter to a Tucson trauma center.
Police said the injured deputy had surgery for his injuries on Friday morning.
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