A Guatemalan victim of theJune 27 migrant truck tragedyin San Antonio, Texas, has been returned to his home country.
His cousin, Juan Wilmer Tulul Tepaz, also died in the tragedy and is expected to return to Guatemala on Saturday, per the outlet.
Tulul Tepaz and Guachiac Sipac were originally from Tzucubal, a farming community of about 1,500 people, which is located in the mountains nearly 100 miles northwest of the nation’s capital.
Victims of the tragedy are laid to rest in Guatemala City.Oliver de Ros/AP/Shutterstock
In June, Guachiac Sipac’s mother, Maria Sipac Coj, spoke to theNew York Postabout how she found out about her son’s passing. Two days after the discovery of the 18-wheeler, Sipac Coj received a call from a member of the country’s congress saying that her son was among the victims.
Sipac Coj revealed her son had left 15 days earlier to live with his father in Houston. “He was so excited to be with his father again,” she told the outlet in tears.
PerThe Washington Post, Sipac Coj saved the last message he sent her on her phone: “Mom, today they are taking me in a trailer.”
Among the 53 victims of the tragedy, 21 were from Guatemala,Fox 29reported.
Police block the scene where a truck with multiple dead bodies was discovered in San Antonio, Texas.Eric Gay/AP/Shutterstock
After the incident late last month, and the discovery of the 18-wheeler, San Antonio police shared more details about the “horrific tragedy.”
Oliver de Ros/AP/Shutterstock
Two were admitted to University Hospital, and at least five were brought to Baptist Medical Center in unknown conditions, PEOPLE confirmed.
Since then, the total number of deceased had climbed to 53. Homeland Security Investigations had detained three individuals believed to be part of the alleged smuggling conspiracy, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson previously told PEOPLE.
Two days after the incident, two men were charged in connection with the deaths.
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“D’Luna-Bilbao admitted to possession of the Tanfoglio handgun in the F-250 and the Mossberg shotgun in his bedroom,“the document states, according to a tweet from CBS News' Rob Legare, alleging that D’Luna-Bilbao “also admitted to his immigration status in the United States as a Visa overstay.”
Aside from admitting “to possession of the three firearms in his bedroom,” D’Luna-Mendez “also admitted to his immigration status in the United States as a Visa overstay,” according to the court document Legare shared.
It was not immediately clear whether the two men were among the three individuals previously taken into custody.
source: people.com
