{"id":1452766,"date":"2022-04-25T12:29:44","date_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452766"},"modified":"2022-04-25T12:49:21","modified_gmt":"2022-04-25T16:49:21","slug":"breaking-body-of-missing-texas-national-guardsman-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-body-of-missing-texas-national-guardsman-found\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Body Of Missing Texas National Guardsman Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-body-of-missing-texas-national-guardsman-found%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1452766&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" src=\"https:\/\/dw-wp-production.imgix.net\/2022\/04\/Untitled-design-30.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.3.0\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p>Authorities have reportedly found the body of missing Texas National Guardsman Bishop Evans, who disappeared on Friday attempting to rescue two migrants who were crossing the Rio Grande River.<\/p>\n<p>Texas Military Department (TMD) officials are currently working to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/border\/2022\/04\/25\/body-of-missing-national-guardsman-reportedly-found-in-rio-grande\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">confirm<\/a> the identity of the body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe search concluded at about 8:30 a.m. on Monday when Border Patrol agents found the body of Specialist Evans near the Mexican side of the Rio Grande,\u201d according to Breitbart Texas.<\/p>\n<p>Abbott shared a statement on Twitter Sunday noting the search for Evans\u2019 body.<\/p>\n<p>The governor referred to Evans as \u201ca hero who risked his life in service to Texas &#038; America.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Texas National Guard Specialist Bishop Evans is a hero who risked his life in service to Texas &#038; America.<\/p>\n<p>Law enforcement &#038; rescue teams continue a relentless search for him.<\/p>\n<p>Join us in prayer for a successful recovery.<\/p>\n<p>Updates will be provided when they become available. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/nULof4gcwl\">pic.twitter.com\/nULof4gcwl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GregAbbott_TX\/status\/1518349388510334976?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Evans was assigned to A Battery, 4-133 Field Artillery Regiment in New Braunfels, the TMD said in a statement. He joined the Texas Army National Guard in May 2019. Evans left Texas, but returned in 2020 after serving in Operation Spartan Shield in Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Townhall also confirmed the recovery of Evans\u2019 body.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe body of a missing Texas Army National Guard soldier \u2014 Specialist Bishop Evans, assigned to Operation Lone Star \u2014 has been found. He was 22. He is believed to have drowned while saving two migrants, alleged to be drug smugglers, in the Rio Grande,\u201d Townhall\u2019s Guy Benson tweeted.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: The body of a missing Texas Army National Guard soldier \u2014 Specialist Bishop Evans, assigned to Operation Lone Star \u2014 has been found. He was 22. He is believed to have drowned while saving two migrants, alleged to be drug smugglers, in the Rio Grande. RIP. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LRGivdKpyq\">pic.twitter.com\/LRGivdKpyq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Guy Benson (@guypbenson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1518615885610631168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 25, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Texas Republican Rep. Tony Gonzalez spoke out regarding the loss of Evans, noting the guardsman \u201cwill forever be remembered for the bravery and compassion he showed while saving lives in the Rio Grande. We will make sure this young soldier\u2019s sacrifice will never be forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SPC. Evans will forever be remembered for the bravery and compassion he showed while saving lives in the Rio Grande. We will make sure this young soldier\u2019s sacrifice will never be forgotten. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/w4gART2snc\">https:\/\/t.co\/w4gART2snc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rep. Tony Gonzales (@RepTonyGonzales) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepTonyGonzales\/status\/1518311340640817157?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>On Sunday, Fox News\u2019 Bill Melguin tweeted, \u201cThe 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">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\u2019t been found, &#038; TX Rangers say the people he tried to save were drug smugglers.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BillFOXLA\/status\/1518278120008204289?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 24, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Melugin reported that the migrants Evans attempted to save were allegedly drug traffickers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis body still hasn\u2019t been found, &#038; TX Rangers say the people he tried to save were drug smuggler,\u201d Melugin added.<\/p>\n<p>The Daily Wire <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/22-year-old-national-guardsman-still-missing-after-attempting-to-rescue-illegal-aliens-in-rio-grande\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that Evans was stationed at the border as part of Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott\u2019s \u201cOperation Lone Star,\u201d which began in March 2021 when the governor ordered the National Guard and other authorities to Texas\u2019 southern border to combat the rising tide of illegal immigration under the Biden administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe crisis at our southern border continues to escalate because of Biden Administration policies that refuse to secure the border and invite illegal immigration,\u201d Abbott\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greg-abbott-launches-operation-lone-star-to-combat-crisis-caused-by-biden-administration-policies\">said<\/a>\u00a0in March 2021. \u201cTexas supports legal immigration but will not be an accomplice to the open border policies that cause, rather than prevent, a humanitarian crisis in our state and endanger the lives of Texans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will surge the resources and law enforcement personnel needed to confront this crisis,\u201d Abbott added, as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/greg-abbott-launches-operation-lone-star-to-combat-crisis-caused-by-biden-administration-policies\">reported<\/a>\u00a0by The Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story and updates may be added.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies for breaking news, investigative reporting, sports, podcasts, in-depth analysis, books, and entertainment for a reason: because we believe in what we do. 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