Texas officials have recovered the body of a National Guard soldier who drowned in the Rio Grande last week while trying to rescue migrants attempting to cross the border at the river, according to a statement released Monday.
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“We are eternally grateful for the way SPC Evans heroically served his state and country,” the governor said in a statement., said the military was devastated by the loss. “We recognize the selflessness of this heroic Soldier who put his life above others in service to our state and national security,” Suelzer said in a statement.
The department said Evans was trying to rescue two migrants in distress near Eagle Pass. Both survived and are in the custody of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials. The Texas Rangers, who are leading the investigation of Evans’s death, did not respond to questions about the case.
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