Texas National Guardsman Dies Attempting to Save Drug Smugglers
A Texas National Guardsman has died after attempting to save people from drowning in the Rio Grande River who were illegally entering Texas from Mexico. They were later identified as drug smugglers, investigators with the Texas Rangers said.
The guardsman, Specialist Bishop Evans, 22, from Arlington, Texas, went missing Friday morning. His body was found Monday.
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“The missing Texas Army National Guard Soldier, Specialist Bishop Evans, assigned to Operation Lone Star, has been found deceased following an exhaustive interagency search,” the Texas Military Department said in a statement issued Monday. “SPC Evans went missing while trying to selflessly help migrants who appeared to be drowning as they tried to cross the river from Mexico into the U.S, on Friday April 22, 2022.”
“We are devastated by the loss of a member of our Guard family,” Maj. Gen. Tom Su