yumasun.com
A new rotor was being brought in Wednesday afternoon to be used as a spare part for a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter brought down by a rock thrown by an illegal immigrant Tuesday, said the patrol's Yuma sector spokesman.
"This is the first time in Yuma sector where an incident like this has happened," said Michael Gramley, public affairs officer.
Around 6 p.m. Tuesday, the A-Star helicopter responded to the area two miles west of the U.S. Port of Entry at Andrade, Calif., according to a Border Patrol release.
The helicopter was assisting agents in surveillance and in preventing a group of 17 illegal aliens from running back to Mexico, Gramley said.
Posted by katie at August 25, 2005