CBP identifies agent killed in helicopter crash in far east San Diego County
Dec 18, 2024
U.S. Customs and Border Protection on Wednesday publicly identified the agent who died in a helicopter crash near Potrero earlier this week.
Air Interdiction Agent Jeffrey Kanas was killed when a CBP Air and Marine Operations aircraft crashed north of state Route 94 and two miles south of Barrett Lake at around 10 a.m. on Monday, according to CBP.
Kanas — who CBP says joined the agency in 2008 — was the pilot and sole person aboard the aircraft, CBP said.
The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the cause of Monday’s crash, the agency said in a post on X.
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