A 26-year-old migrant woman from Guatemala was reportedly injured while attempting to scale a fence at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Border Patrol agents said that the woman was impaled on pieces of rebar after falling off the border fence late Friday night near the San Ysidro Port of Entry, according to BuzzFeed News.

The woman was treated for non-life threatening injuries at a local hospital, the news outlet added. Her two children, ages 3 and 5, were not injured, and have been released to Border Patrol custody.

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Agents said they have not yet determined how she reached the area.

Border Patrol agent Tekae Michael told BuzzFeed News that the woman was not part of the migrant caravan waiting in Tijuana to claim asylum.

San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Rodney Scott praised Border Patrol agents and emergency responders for their “quick response” to her injuries in a statement to BuzzFeed News.

"Entering our country illegally, particularly over our walls, is not only dangerous, but also very foolish," Scott said. "This woman placed her own life and her children’s lives in peril. She could have easily died if not for the quick response by our agents and EMS."