1 dead after CBP helicopter crashes in far east San Diego County
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter crashed on Monday near Potrero, an area in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County close to the U.S.-Mexico border, killing the pilot, according to CBP.
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection helicopter crashed on Monday near Potrero, an area in the far southeastern reaches of San Diego County close to the U.S.-Mexico border, killing the pilot, according to CBP.
The CBP Air and Marine Operations aircraft crashed during a border security mission north of state Route 94 and two miles south of Barrett Lake around 10 a.m., according to a CBP spokesperson.
One CBP Air Interdiction Agent, who was the pilot and sole person aboard the aircraft, was killed in the crash, CBP said.
SkyRanger7 flew over the scene shortly after the crash, which showed the wreckage in the middle of an open field at Sol Valley Ranch, a hemp farm.
Late Monday afternoon, dozens of border patrol agents lined the procession route.
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