A helicopter crashed near the United States-Mexico border in California, resulting in one fatality. The crash occurred near Round Potrero Road in San Diego County, less than eight miles north of the border and 43 miles southeast of San Diego. San Diego County Fire confirmed the incident and reported receiving a call about the crash at 11:19 a.m. PST on Monday. The investigation was taken over by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. As of Monday evening, there was no response from the agency regarding the crash. Greta Cross, a national trending reporter at USA TODAY, covered the story. For any story ideas, she can be contacted via email at gcross@gannett.com.
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Helicopter crash near US-Mexico border in California claims 1 life
