National Guard Soldier Still Missing at Southern Border a Day After Trying to Help Immigrants From Water

A view of the Rio Grande with Mexico on the left and the United States on the right, from the Camino Real international bridge in Eagle Pass, Texas, on April 19, 2022. Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times

A soldier from the Texas Army National Guard remains missing a day after he tried to help two illegal immigrants who appeared to be drowning in the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas. The two immigrants are now alleged by the Texas Rangers to be involved in narcotics trafficking.

“The service member selflessly attempted to help two migrants who appeared to be drowning as they illegally crossed the river from Mexico to the United States,” the Texas Military Department said in an update on Saturday.