Death in the Desert
Tucson Sector:
Recovered Human Remains

Year-to-date total:  96
Last Year:              148
This Year
JUN 2020:  14
​MAY 2020:  11
APR 2020:  12  
MAR 2020: 14
FEB 2020:  24
JAN 2020:  21 
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Death Maps
We use these to identify where to focus our efforts/ where to leave water and food.

Humane Borders map of deaths
You can search this up-to-date map by region, year, gender, name, etc.
For example, you can search for all human remains recovered in 2020, or you can fine-tune it to a specific area.

NEXT Volunteer Training to be announced
Click to see videos of Zoom training sessions

Donate supplies: 
Gallon water jugs, socks, food packs, first aid items, gasoline for desert trips, car repairs, all-terrain tires



UPDATED (6-15-2020) : 
Tucson Samaritans Meetings
NO Tuesday night Meetings at Southside Presbyterian during March, April, May and June 2020. 
Virtual meetings for members only.


Green Valley Samaritans

www.gvs-samaritans.org For information about Green Valley Samaritans.
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Press release: Border Patrol raids No More Deaths humanitarian aid camp

July's virtual Samaritan training series: Done - Videos of sessions available

Recovered Human Remains  May 2020

This map is derived from Humane Borders in partnership with the Pima County Medical Examiners Office. Each red circle represents a recovered human remain.
June 2020
Here is a summary of the past month's changes. It includes reporting from Maricopa County as well as Pima.

Recently found individuals grouped by PMI (Post Mortem Interval):
        3 dead less than a day
        4 dead less than 5 weeks
        1 dead less than 6-8 months
        5 dead more than 6-8 months
        1 not yet determined
        1 from Maricopa (PMI not supplied, but probably less than 3 weeks)
Total:  15 (Note: 1 death reported in June was from May. The attached statistics show 14 for June and raise May's total from last month by one.)

Updates for other individuals:
        6 identified by name
        6 identified by  DNA as part of another set of remains and removed from database

Total deaths currently recorded in our database: 3,270