National Guard helicopter crashes near southern border in Texas, multiple fatalities reported
Three National Guard soldiers and a Border Patrol agent were aboard a National Guard helicopter that crashed Friday near the southern border in Texas.
There were multiple fatalities after a National Guard helicopter carrying three soldiers and a Border Patrol agent crashed near the southern border in Texas, authorities said.
The helicopter went down in La Grulla, a border town that sits near the Rio Grande in Starr County.
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Law enforcement sources told Fox News that the three National Guard soldiers were working on federal orders on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security.
The helicopter was a New York National Guard "Lakota."
Fox News Digital has reached out to the Starr County Sheriff's Office, the National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
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