dead after CBP helicopter crashes in far east San Diego County
Late Monday afternoon, dozens of border patrol agents lined the procession route.
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1 dead after CBP helicopter crashes in far east San Diego County
Late Monday afternoon, dozens of border patrol agents lined the procession route.
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, Calif., on Monday.KAOS
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Dec. 17, 2024, 1:45 AM PST
By NBC San Diego
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.
The helicopter is a Eurocopter AS350 B3 from a company called Granite Coast Mapping. That company has an address in Coronado but not much more is known about the company.
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