Another large group of asylum seekers have arrived in the small border town of Emerson Manitoba this weekend.
Jay Ihme with the Emerson Fire Department said he was called by the Canada Border Services Agency to the entry port in Emerson around 6:40 a.m. Sunday to help a woman seeking asylum with an injured knee.
"A lady had slipped and fallen on the ice and she banged her knee up," said Ihme in a phone interview with CTV News Sunday morning.
He said the woman was taken to hospital by ambulance. Ihme said it appeared there was a "huge number of them," at least more than 10 people.
Ihme could not confirm if a baby or any children was among the group.
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RCMP said Sunday officers intercepted 22 people illegally crossing the border near Emerson overnight. All of them were taken to the CBSA port at Emerson.
Municipality of Emerson-Franklin Reeve Greg Janzen told CTV he believes the final number could go higher.
