At least 46 people were found dead in a tractor-trailer near Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Another 16 people were taken to the hospital with heat-related illnesses, authorities said. | via TexasTribune
Law enforcement officers work at the scene in San Antonio where people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer on Monday.
Local officials said federal authorities were now investigating the case and that three people were in custody but in was unclear if they were connected to the incident. Authorities received the first call about the truck shortly before 6 p.m. from a worker in the area who had heard a cry for help and went to investigate, San Antonio Police Chief William McManus said.
With a few days left in the month, National Weather Service meteorologists say June 2022 has already become the warmest June on record in San Antonio. In 2017, San Antonio police discovered 39 undocumented immigrants inside of a scorching-hot tractor-trailer, resulting in 10 deaths. The driver of the truck was sentenced to life in prison in 2018.
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