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A 26-year-old undocumented male from Mexico and an 18-year-old man from Roma are in federal custody on human smuggling charges after a woman and a child drowned when a vehicle was driven into a canal in Edcouch, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas.

A criminal complaint obtained by Channel 5 News identified Jose Alexis Baeza-Combaluzier as the driver of the vehicle. He appeared in federal court on Monday, where his bond was denied, federal court records show.

Vicente Garcia Jr. was arrested in connection with the incident, a Tuesday news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office Southern District of Texas said.

As previously reported, U.S. Customs and Border Protection previously said the incident stemmed from a Friday morning law enforcement pursuit in a suspected human smuggling incident. 

According to a statement released by RGV Sector Chief Border Patrol Agent Gloria Chavez, Border Patrol agents approached a vehicle on foot that was suspected of being involved in human smuggling on Friday, March 28. The vehicle had stopped at a flooded roadway in Edcouch following a Thursday thunderstorm that flooded many areas across the Rio Grande Valley.

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As agents approached the vehicle, the driver attempted to cross the flooded road and plunged into a canal.

Five individuals, including Baeza-Combaluzier, were rescued on Friday. The body of an adult woman who drowned in the accident was also recovered, according to previous reports.

The vehicle was recovered from the canal the following day, where the body of a child was found, the criminal complaint stated.

In an interview with investigators, Baeza-Combaluzier said he was at a stash house with another man who recruited him to be a driver, the complaint said.

According to the complaint, Baeza-Combaluzier was instructed to follow another vehicle into a house to drop off undocumented migrants he had picked up. Baeza-Combaluzier said he got lost and drove away after a vehicle approached him with its emergency lights on.

“As he was attempting to leave the area, Baeza-Combaluzier stated he lost control of the vehicle, which rolled into a flooded canal,” the complaint added. “Baeza-Combaluzier stated he and the people he picked up earlier got swept away by the current but were eventually saved by law enforcement who were nearby.”

The news release said Garcia was transporting one undocumented individual to transfer to Baeza-Combaluzier's vehicle.

Border Patrol conducted the investigation with the assistance of the Texas Department of Public Safety, Weslaco Fire Department and the sheriff’s offices in Hidalgo and Starr counties, according to the news release. Assistant U.S. Attorney Devin V. Walker is prosecuting the case.

Baeza-Combaluzier and Garcia are set to be back in court on Wednesday. If convicted, both men face up to life in prison or the death sentence, and a $250,000 fine.