Three killed in military helicopter crash near US southern border

Three killed in military helicopter crash near US southern border
by AFP Staff Writers
Houston (AFP) Mar 9, 2024

Two soldiers and a US border agent died in a helicopter crash on Friday near the US-Mexico border, the US military said.

"A UH-72 Lakota helicopter assigned to the federal Southwest border support mission crashed... while conducting aviation operations near Rio Grande City, Texas," Joint Task Force North said in a statement.

"Two soldiers and one US Border Patrol agent were killed," it said, adding that a third soldier was injured.

"The cause of the accident is under investigation."

It occurred at around 2:50 pm (2150 GMT), according to JTF-N.

The aircraft went down in the town of La Grulla, Texas, located about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of the city of McAllen, according to US media reports.

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