U.S. Border Patrol agents in South Texas are on high alert as the agency found and recovered three bodies Tuesday and rescued several others as temperatures continue to rise, according to a news release.

Tuesday morning, Falfurrias agents found an immigrant who had bee abandoned by a smuggler in the brush. That person then led agents to another young man who had collapsed and died from his illness, the agency said Wednesday.

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An hour and a half later, a second body was found. The body, which was in possession of a cellphone, was found on a Falfurrias ranch. The person had no identification.

Officials said the person likely died from the heat.

Authorities in Hebbronville Station found a third body later that same afternoon while tracking a group of immigrants. The body was found near Brooks County, but no personal identification was found.

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According to a news release, agents in Kingsville and Falfurrias Station rescued four people in three separate incidents Tuesday.

“RGV Sector urges immigrants not to jeopardize their lives by illegally entering the United States or by attempting to circumvent a checkpoint,” the news release said.

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