Migrant boy abandoned in Mexico left Honduras with his father, consul says

FILE PHOTO: Members of the National Guard and paramedics observe a boy, thought by authorities to be about 2 years old, who was found alone near a truck that had carried more than 100 migrants in suffocating conditions at the Ocozocoautla-Las Choapas road, in Veracruz state, Mexico June 28, 2021. Picture taken June 28, 2021 provided by Mexican authorities/Handout via REUTERS

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A two-year-old migrant boy found abandoned in Mexico earlier this week had left Honduras with his father, a Honduran consulate official said on Friday.

The boy was found in Veracruz state, alone near a truck that carried more than 100 migrants in suffocating conditions, and surrounded by snack wrappers, half-empty water bottles, and trash bags.