At least 1 killed in National Guard helicopter crash in Texas
CBSN
At least one person was killed when a U.S. National Guard helicopter crashed Friday on the Texas southern border, officials said.
A National Guard spokesperson told CBS News that the helicopter went down near La Grulla, Texas, located about 40 miles west of the border city of McAllen.
The helicopter was operating under federal authority, two sources told CBS News.

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