New York Post
By Patrick Reilly
Published March 8, 2024
Updated March 8, 2024, 10:15 p.m. ET
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.
“Two soldiers and one US Border Patrol agent are killed. One soldier was injured,” the agency added.
“The names of the deceased will not be released until the next of kin have been notified.”
Officials initially said the chopper went down in La Grulla, a tiny town in Starr County along the Rio Grande River, according to Border Report.