Three people die attempting to cross US-Mexico border amid California storm

Authorities found two men and one woman dead in Otay Mountain wilderness due to harsh terrain and cold weather

Three people died last week as they attempted to cross the US-Mexico border near San Diego, California, amid a storm that brought near freezing temperatures to the challenging mountain terrain, according to the US border patrol.

Border patrol agents responding to two separate distress calls - that came within less than an hour of each other on 14 March - discovered two men and one woman deceased in the Otay Mountain wilderness area, the agency said in a statement. The following evening authorities responded to another call from someone stranded in the mountains with a broken ankle, according to the statement.