Spc Bishop Evans has been identifed as the Texas National Guard member who went missing while attempting to save two migrants who appeared to be drowning in the Rio Grande on April 22. He removed his body armor prior to entering the water. His body was finally located on Monday in the River near Eagle Pass.
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We are heartbroken to learn of the death of SPC Bishop Evans.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) April 25, 2022
He heroically served his state & country.
I want to thank all rescue teams that worked to locate this soldier.
Join me & Cecilia in praying for the family & friends of SPC Evans. pic.twitter.com/xwSZlqEGhT
Officials believe that the migrants he was trying to save were actually drug smugglers.
Texas Rangers have determined that the two migrants a TX National Guard soldier tried to save before drowning in the Rio Grande were “involved in illicit transnational narcotics trafficking”, and are in federal custody. Soldier still missing, family notified.
Bill Melugin, Fox News
NEW: The TX National Guard soldier who is presumed to have drowned in the Rio Grande on Friday has been identified as 22-year-old Specialist Bishop E. Evans from Arlington, TX. His body still hasn’t been found, & TX Rangers say the people he tried to save were drug smugglers.
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) April 24, 2022
SPC Bishop Evans
SPC Evans, 22, a field artilleryman from Arlington, Texas is assigned to A Battery, 4-133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels Texas, and joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019. He returned in the fall of 2020 from mobilization to Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait. During this mobilization, his dedication, talents, and tactical prowess led his leadership to regularly assign him to operations in Iraq in support of Special Operations Forces for short periods of time, while then rotating back into Kuwait.
Texas Military Department press release
Dive teams were forced to halt the search on Saturday as the current became too strong for the divers. According to Fox Reporter Bill Melugin, the current isn’t as strong in the morning hours. The search resumed on Sunday, with the addition of 3 airboats from Texas DPS, according to the release. His body was recovered on Monday morning.
The investigation will continue. Restin peace, Spc Bishop Evans.
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