Images Of Salvadoran Father-Daughter Drowning In River On Way To US Stirs Outrage

Shocking images of a drowned Salvadoran migrant and his two-year-old daughter have become viral on social media sites. /AFP IMAGE

Twenty-five-year-old Oscar Martinez Ramirez fled El Salvador with his 21-year-old wife and their daughter and decided to make the risky crossing from Mexico to the US on Sunday afternoon. /AFP IMAGE

Ramirez carried the little girl on his back, stowing her inside his t-shirt to keep her safe as they attempted to cross the river. But the pair were swept away by violent currents, drowning before her mother's eyes. /AFP IMAGE

The image have sparked outrage, underscoring the dangers faced by asylum-seekers. /AFP REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE

The two died while trying to cross the Rio Grande river from Mexico to the United States. /AFP REPRESENTATIONAL IMAGE