A suspected human smuggler escaped during a police pursuit by jumping out of a moving vehicle and onto a jet ski waiting in the Rio Grande this week in South Texas, authorities say.
The stunning getaway unfolded on Thursday morning in Mission, a border city in the Rio Grande Valley.
The Texas Department of Public Safety (TxDPS) released footage of the incident in an effort to demonstrate how sophisticated smuggling operations have become.
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This morning, @TxDPS was involved in a high-speed chase in Mission, Texas, Hidalgo County #RGV.
I explain how the driver avoided capture by bailing out & getting picked up by criminal smugglers from Mexico in a jet… pic.twitter.com/n4qNkGBztt
TxDPS troopers responding to suspicious activity in an area known for human smuggling encountered a white pickup truck traveling at high speed.
The driver sped down a dirt road near the border river, suddenly bailing out while the truck was still moving.
He launched himself into the water and crawled onto the back of a waiting jet ski piloted by an accomplice.
Both suspects absconded back to Mexico.
“The driver left behind a two-way radio used to communicate with criminal smuggling organizations in Mexico,” TxDPS spokesman Lt. Chris Olivarez explained in a statement.
Olivarez said he suspects the truck driven by the smuggler may have been stolen.
A group of illegal aliens waiting to be picked up on the U.S. side of the river also fled back to Mexico on a raft before authorities could apprehend them.
This article was originally published at InfoWars.com
