Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World Border Patrol Ghost (Luis Santiago, San Diego Ghost Story)
Jul 23, 2021
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Trainee Santiago's Fatal Fall
- Rocky Elmore recounts trainee Louis Santiago falling 120 feet to his death near Oti Lakes dam at midnight the night before his ten-month test.
- Elmore describes waking to his radio beeping at 00:02 the night Santiago died and again the night of his memorial service.
Phantom Agent Stops Crossers
- Multiple groups of border crossers reported being stopped by a phantom agent identifying himself as Louis Santiago and told to wait for authorities.
- Witnesses described the apparition as transparent, floating, and once carrying his head in his hands.
Ghost Guides Lost Crossers To Water
- A lost group near 562 Hill reported Santiago's phantom guiding them to water, and the crossers credited the apparition with saving their lives.
- Agents later found and apprehended those survivors after they followed the phantom's instruction.
The US-Mexico border in San Diego sees thousands of people cross back and forth every year, but few people know that in the 1990s, the area got a reputation as a paranormal hotspot. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine one ghost story from the border and what could explain it.