Authorities in Nogales, Ariz., recovered the body of a second illegal entrant who was swept away in a flooded border tunnel last week.
The woman found Monday is the mother of a woman found Friday.
She was identified as Maria Elena Rojas-Nieto, 53, of Iguala, Guerrero, Mexico. Her daughter was identified as Maria Guadalupe Rojas-Cruz, 18, also of Iguala.
The women were among four people reported swept away Thursday morning after nearly three dozen entrants were rescued from the Grand Avenue tunnel in Nogales. It's not known what happened to the other two people.
Rojas-Nieto's body was found in the Nogales wash about four miles from the border, said Juan Pablo Guzman, a city spokesman.
Her daughter's body was found about 10 to 12 miles downstream from the tunnel.
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The two women were identified by family members from California, Guzman said.
The entrants were using the tunnel, which starts in Mexico, to try to cross the border.
The 34 entrants rescued were sent back to Mexico, according to Border Patrol officials.
