Suspected Illegal Immigrant Dies in Desert

GILA BEND - The body of a 36-year-old woman suspected of being an illegal immigrant has been found in the desert.

The Maricopa County Sheriff's Office says that the woman died at the Barry Goldwater Shooting Range near Gila Bend.

A call came into 911 Saturday morning around 3 a.m. to report that the woman has having medical problems. She was traveling with her 19-year-old son.

By the time they were located, the woman had died. It's not clear how she died -- she may have suffered from an underlying condition.

Border Patrol agents took the teenage son into custody.