2 soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in helicopter crash near border in Texas: officials
Five US Marines died after their military helicopter went down in a mountainous terrain in San Diego on Feb. 6 after experiencing stormy weather
Three people — two soldiers and one Border Patrol agent — were killed when a military helicopter crashed near the southern border in Texas Friday afternoon, officials said.
“A UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the federal Southwest border support mission crashed at approximately 2:50 p.m. MST today while conducting aviation operations near Rio Grand City, Texas,” Joint Task Force North said in a statement Friday night. ---More...
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