Man hospitalized after 20-foot fall from border wall in Sunland Park

SUNLAND PARK, N.M. (KFOX14/CBS4) — A man was taken to the hospital after authorities said he fell from the border wall in Sunland Park.

According to the Sunland Park Fire Department, on Friday, at around 3:15 a.m., a man in his 40s fell from about 20 feet off a section of the border wall near a landfill at 1000 McNutt Rd.

The man was taken to the hospital as first responders said he suffered injuries to both his legs.

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