National Guard Helicopter Crashes Near Southern Border; 3 Dead After

The helicopter was assigned to the federal southwest border support mission, according to authorities.

A National Guard helicopter flies over the damaged by the recent flash floods area in Columbia, S.C., on Oct. 5, 2015. Mladen Antonov/AFP via Getty Images

A National Guard helicopter crashed near the U.S.–Mexico border in Texas on March 8, leaving three people dead, according to authorities.

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