SANTA TERESA, NEW MEXICO—
United States Border Patrol Special Operations Group BORTAC
Other aircraft incident n.e.c. · Fractures and surface, flesh wounds
Final narrative
On July 17, 2024, an agent was conducting airborne tactical insertion training when they landed faster than expected and sustained a fractured sacrum, a laceration to their right shin, a puncture wound to the top of their left foot, and multiple abrasions to the lower extremities.
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SEVIER, UTAH—
BLM Utah State Office
An employee was engaged in fire fighting operations on a mountain ridge and was receiving assistance from an airborne vehicle. The air vehicle was at a low elevation when the water drop or rotor wash from the air support caused trees to fall down. The employee was struck by a falling tree, resulting in fractures to their shoulder and face and a dislocated jaw.