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Search continues for soldier who jumped into Rio Grande in Texas to save migrants

A search continued Saturday for an Army National Guard soldier who went missing after jumping into the Rio Grande in Texas to save two migrants the day before,

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A search continued Saturday for an Army National Guard soldier who went missing after jumping into the Rio Grande in Texas to save two migrants the day before,

Highlights

  • The soldier went into the water to try and save two migrants from Mexico who appeared to be drowning near Eagle Pass, a city on the border.
  • The name of the soldier, assigned to Gov.
  • Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star initiative, has not been released.
  • The two migrants are in the custody of U.S.
  • Customs and Border Protection, it said.
  • The search “will continue until we have exhausted all available resources,” the Texas Military Department said in a statement.