The body of Spc. Bishop Evans, the Texas Army National Guard member who went missing three days ago, was found and identified Monday morning.
Last Friday, Evans attempted to rescue two migrants who were crossing the Rio Grande River as part of Operation Lone Star, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott‘s effort to combat migrants crossing the Southern border.
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“This young soldier made the ultimate sacrifice in the name of protecting and serving our country. He will never be forgotten,” U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales told CNN.
According to the Texas Military Department (TMD), Evans, 22, was an artilleryman from Arlington and served in the National Guard for almost two years. He was also deployed to Kuwait with assignments in Iraq as part of Operation Spartan Shield.
According to local authorities, Evans attempted to help a pair of migrants as they crossed the border by Eagle’s Pass, Texas. The migrants are suspected of being “involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking” and are in the custody of the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.
