There have been several deaths after a National Guard helicopter carrying three soldiers and a Border Patrol agent crashed near the southern Texas border, authorities said.
The helicopter crashed in La Grulla, a border town near the Rio Grande in Starr County.
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A National Guard helicopter seen after crashing in La Grulla, Texas, on Friday.
Law enforcement sources told Fox News that the three National Guard soldiers were working on federal orders for the Department of Homeland Security.
The helicopter was a New York National Guard “Lakota”.
Authorities in La Grulla, Texas, at the site of a National Guard helicopter crash.
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Fox News Digital contacted the Starr County Sheriff's Office, the National Guard and U.S. Customs and Border Protection.