Air Interdiction Agent Jeffrey Kanas was killed when the Eurocopter AS350 he was piloting crashed near Potrero in San Diego County, California, at about 10:20 am.
He had taken off from Brown Field and was conducting a border security mission when the helicopter crashed into a field off of Round Portero Road about two miles south of Barrett Lake.
Agent Kanas was a U.S. Navy veteran and had served with the United States Customs and Border Protection for 16 years. He is survived by his wife and two children.
Source: ODMP
https://www.odmp.org/officer/27267-air-interdiction-agent-jeffrey-kanas