It's Laura Mae Williams' job to recover those who have died trying to cross into the United States through the southern New Mexico desert outside El Paso. 84 “probable border crossers” were found in southern New Mexico in the nine months through Sept. 30, according to OMI data obtained by the El Paso Times, part of the USA TODAY Network. That's up from 61 found in 2022. A surge in deaths of women accounted for most of the increase, doubling from last year and more than tripling from 2021. Seven bodies were so badly decomposed their gender couldn’t be identified. Read more at the link in our bio. Omar Ornelas / El Paso Times