TX Nat’l Guard soldier missing after trying to rescue illegal immigrants in Rio Grande A soldier from the Texas National Guard scans the shores of the Rio Grande River in Starr County, Texas. (Texas Military Department/Released)
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A Texas National Guard soldier went missing on Friday while attempting to rescue illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande.
A spokesman for the National Guard told American Military News in an email that reports of a fatality are false. The statement read:
“A Texas Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Operation Lone Star has gone missing along the river during a mission related incident, Friday April 22, 2022 in Eagle Pass, Texas. The Soldier has not been found. We are aware of reports of a fatality, although those reports are inaccurate. 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.”
Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin tweeted, “BREAKING: Multiple sources tell me a Texas National Guard soldier has just drowned in the Rio Grande here in Eagle Pass while trying to save migrants in the water. Texas DPS confirms, and tells me a body has been recovered. I’m told a statement will be coming out soon. @FoxNews.”
BREAKING: Multiple sources tell me a Texas National Guard soldier has just drowned in the Rio Grande here in Eagle Pass while trying to save migrants in the water. Texas DPS confirms, and tells me a body has been recovered. I’m told a statement will be coming out soon. @FoxNews
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) April 22, 2022
“UPDATE: Here is a brief video of the scene from one of our photographers. @FoxNews,” Melugin added in a follow-up tweet.
UPDATE: Here is a brief video of the scene from one of our photographers. @FoxNews pic.twitter.com/HC8XkHkLPG
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) April 22, 2022
Last week, Daily Caller reporter Jorge Ventura tweeted video showing illegal immigrants getting swept away by the river while attempting to cross into the United States.
“EXCLUSIVE: ‘They Are Going To Storm The Border’: South Texas Braces For Migrant Surge As Title 42 Is Set To End Sources tell us between 7,000 – 10,000 migrants are living in Piedras Negras,Mexico waiting for the end of title 42 to cross illegally into the US,” Ventura tweeted.
EXCLUSIVE: 'They Are Going To Storm The Border': South Texas Braces For Migrant Surge As Title 42 Is Set To End
Sources tell us between 7,000 – 10,000 migrants are living in Piedras Negras,Mexico waiting for the end of title 42 to cross illegally into the US pic.twitter.com/f7gzJMM8tI— Jorge Ventura Media (@VenturaReport) April 15, 2022
