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Customs and Border Protection drone goes down in field off S. Gas Plant Road in San Angelo

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SAN ANGELO, Texas — A Customs and Border Protection drone went down in a field along S. Gas Plant Road in south San Angelo Sunday afternoon. 

A Texas DPS trooper told us the aircraft, which appears to be an MQ-9 Predator B unmanned drone, crashed at about 3 p.m. and that there were no injuries. 

The Predator B was first used by CBP in 2005. According to CBP.gov, "The MQ-9 Predator B provides Air and Marine Operations with long range persistent surveillance capability and gives AMO the ability to provide high-quality streaming video to first responders, and to assess critical infrastructure before and after events; making it an ideal aircraft to aid in emergency preparations and disaster recovery operations."

CBP is at the scene investigating. We will have more info as it becomes available. 

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