CBP officers rescue mother and two children from overturned car near Minneapolis

Northfield, MN – Three people were rescued from an overturned vehicle Sunday afternoon after U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers rushed to help a family trapped in an embankment along Interstate 35.

The incident occurred around 3 p.m. as CBP officers assigned to Operation Metro Surge were traveling northbound near Northfield. According to officials, the officers saw the vehicle roll off the roadway and immediately pulled over to assist. They directed a nearby bystander to contact emergency medical services while they broke a window to reach the passengers inside.

Inside the car, off...