Cuban Migrant Rescued From A Ravine Between Colombia And Panama / 14ymedio

A Cuban migrant is rescued by local people after falling into a ravine. (Telemetro.com)
A Cuban migrant is rescued by local people after falling into a ravine. (Telemetro.com)

14ymedio bigger14ymedio, Havana, 4 March 2016 — A Cuban migrant was rescued from a ravine Friday by residents of La Miel, a border area between Colombia and Panama. The woman, in her 40s, had been abandoned by the group she was traveling with when she broke her leg while trying to reach the United States.

The woman, who spent the night in the ravine in a steep jungle area, was rescued by locals on a makeshift stretcher and received medical attention.

The locals explained to the local press that it is not the first time they have rescued migrants on the way to the United States.