So far this year, 236 bodies have been discovered in what has been a "horrid summer," an official told USA Today Thursday. In 2005 282, bodies were discovered. The count ends on Sept. 30.
"We've passed the number of remains recovered last year," said Kat Rodriguez, coordinator for the non-profit Mexican Human Rights Coalition. "This has been a horrid summer".
Most of the victims died from exposure, some were shot, and in some instances it is impossible to determine the cause of death.
The Mexican Human Rights Coalition compiles its numbers based on reports of medical examiners. The number of dead could be higher because some authorities don't track undocumented immigrant deaths, the report said.
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