A San Diego County Fire Department unit saved a man from potentially harming himself when he suffered a panic attack and got stuck at the top of United States-Mexico border fence.

Images released by the fire department shows the moment a firefighter from Station 38 Otay climbed up a ladder to the top 35-foot international border wall in Otay, California, on Tuesday morning at sunrise.

U.S. Customs and Border Patrol spokesman Fabián Carvajal told DailyMail.com on Wednesday that the 37-year-old Mexican national unlawfully entered the U.S. after scaling over an 18-foot wall that divides Mexico and San Diego.

The undocumented migrant then attempted to climb over a second wall, 30-foot high, but became frightened when he reached the very top.



San Diego County Fire Department assisted U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents in Otay, California, in helping a frightened Mexican migrant climbed down from a 30-foot wall. CBP said the 37-year-old man suffered a panic attack on Tuesday after scaling over a second wall near the Mexico-United States border

A fireman assists a 37-year-old man from Mexico climb down from the top of a 30-foot wall he attempted to scale over after unlawfully entering the United States from Mexico on Tuesday

On its Facebook account, the San Diego County Fire Department wrote that personnel from Truck 38 used a 35-foot ladder to help the Mexican descend back to the ground before he was taken into custody by agents from U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

The CBP spokesman could not confirm if the migrant had previously entered the United States illegally and would not say if he had any previous deportations on file.

The man received medical treatment. No injuries were reported during the daring rescue mission.

The 1,954-mile southwest border has been a contentious issue for President Donald Trump since he first took over the reigns of the White House in January 2017.

CBP announced last week that apprehensions at the southwest border decreased in January

CBP says the migrant man was taken into custody. The immigration agency would not confirm to DailyMail.com if the Mexican man had been previously deported from the United States

Trump's domestic goal since entering office has been to build close to 450 miles of border fencing.

A CBP report released February 11 showed that the immigration enforcement agency's action along the southwest border decreased by 10% in January in comparison with December, 'representing a 74.5% decrease since the peak of the humanitarian and border security crisis in May 2019.'

On the Southwest border, CBP conducted 29,200 arrests and 7,479 inadmissibility decisions in January compared with a total of 40,621 apprehensions and inadmissibility decisions in December.

'We continue to see positive results because of the steps taken by the Trump Administration to control the border and uphold the rule of law,' said CBP Acting Commissioner Mark Morgan.

'We hope that Congress will finally act to address the ongoing crisis on the Southwest border and pass meaningful legislation to strengthen our immigration system.'