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Two Indian nationals have been apprehended by the patrol agents at the United States-Mexico border in Arizona after they got stranded while trying to get into the United States illegally, authorities said.

The duo, including a Sikh man, called for aid using technology set up in remote locations to help people in distress.

Agents assigned to the Ajo Border Patrol Station rescued the two migrants following the activation of a U.S. Border Patrol rescue beacon Wednesday evening.

They responded to the rescue beacon situated approximately 14 miles northwest of the Lukeville Port of Entry in Arizona and found the two men unsocial in the beacon.

The two men were in good health and did not request further medical assistance, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection said in a statement.

The duo was transported back to the station for processing, where records checks revealed the men were Indian nationals who were trying to enter the U.S. illegally.

The U.S. agency said criminal organizations often abandon migrants in the desert. As a consequence, many perish along the border every year. The U.S. Border Patrol has encouraged anyone in distress to call 911 or activate a rescue beacon before they become a victim.

The United States Border Patrol, in the fiscal year 2018, apprehended people from 113 countries along the southwest border.

By Sowmya Sangam