Crime

Texas National Guardsman Missing After Attempting to Save Drowning Illegals

By Matt Trammell, Apr 22, 2022
 

AUSTIN, TX – A mission to save illegal aliens crossing the U.S. border from drowning in the Rio Grande has resulted in one Texas National Guardsman missing.

According to a release from the Texas National Guard, on Apr. 22. a Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star has gone missing along the river during a mission related incident in Eagle Pass.

"The Soldier has not been found," stated the TNG in the release. "We are aware of reports of a fatality, although those reports are inaccurate."

Confirmed reports however state that the soldier was on a mission attempting to save illegal aliens crossing the U.S. border. 

The Texas Military Department, Texas DPS and Border Patrol are working rapidly to find the Soldier.

More details will be released as they become available.

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