U.S.A. June- At least 46 people were found dead inside a tractor-trailer in San Antonio in a suspected case of human smuggling, officials said Monday. An additional 16 people — 12 adults and four children — were transported to area hospitals after what officials called a “mass casualty event.” San Antonio Police Chief Bill McManus said a worker nearby heard a cry for help at about 5:50 p.m. local time and found the trailer with the doors partially opened and a number of deceased people inside.It was a refrigerated tractor-trailer but did not have a visibly working air-conditioning unit, or water, according to officials.
The victims transported to area hospitals were hot to the touch and all suffering from heat stroke and heat exhaustion, San Antonio Fire Department Chief Charles Hood said.
