u0002SD Border Shooting, 1st Ld Gunshot Victims Found in Otay Mountain Wilderness Area Eds: ADDS detail on circumstances of shooting, per victims. Lavergne can be reached at 619-216-4039.

Smugglers working for these organizations often use the remote Otay Mountain Wilderness to avoid being apprehended,” said Aaron M. Heitke, chief patrol agent in the San Diego Sector.

News Reporter notebook: Trek up Otay Mountain reveals risks border crossers take The Otay Mountain wilderness is a popular yet dangerous route for migrants trying to reach the United States.

EAST COUNTY — A group of U.S. Border Patrol agents were shot at earlier this month when they came across a group of suspected migrants in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area in East County ...

SAN DIEGO — Three men were being treated for gunshot wounds Thursday morning after they were found by Border Patrol agents in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area, authorities said. Around 8:20 a.m ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Cal Fire stopped the spread of a brush fire that scorched 60 acres in the Otay Mountain Wilderness east of the Otay Mesa community Friday. Cal Fire was alerted about the blaze ...

The fire was reported around 2:10 p.m. Saturday within the Bureau of Land Management Otay Wilderness area, just east of Otay Mesa, according to Cal Fire San Diego.

Cal Fire crews are battling a vegetation fire in the Otay Mountain Wilderness area. The blaze, dubbed the Border Fire, is about two acres in size and burning at a slow rate of speed.