Texas National Guard Says Soldier Missing on US Border With Mexico

© AP Photo / Eric GayA National Guardsman stands guard at a fence that runs along the Rio Grande near the International bridge, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas
A National Guardsman stands guard at a fence that runs along the Rio Grande near the International bridge, Friday, Sept. 17, 2021, in Del Rio, Texas - Sputnik International, 1920, 22.04.2022
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WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Texas National Guard said on Friday that one of its soldiers went missing near the Rio Grande river along the US border With Mexico.
"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 Texas National Guard said in a press release.
The solider has not been found, but existing reports of a fatality are inaccurate at the moment, the release said.
The Texas National Guard, including state and federal law enforcement, are working quickly to find the missing solider, the release added.
US media reported, citing multiple sources, the soldier had drowned while trying to save migrants themselves drowning in the river.
Several hundred National Guard troops are currently deployed to the US southern border to help the Customs and Border Protection (CBP) deal with the record number of migrants coming to the United States illegally.
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