SAN DIEGO — U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials said a Border Patrol agent died in the line of duty.
According to a news release, 31-year-old Eric Cabral died on Thursday. Cabral died at a local hospital after he was extracted from Jacumba, Calif. Cabral was conducting patrol duties on foot near the De Anza Springs Resort when the incident occurred, the news release stated.
Authorities said Cabral and his partner were tracking a group of suspected illegal aliens north of Interstate 8 near Jacumba when they separated. They then lost radio contact, and another agent found Cabral unresponsive near the De Anza Springs Resort, the news release stated. Cabral was taken by air to a local hospital, but medical personnel were unable to revive him.
Cabral began working for the Border Patrol in September 2006.
San Diego Sector Chief Patrol Agent Michael Fisher expressed his condolences to family, friends, and co-workers of Cabral.”Agent Cabral lost his life serving and protecting the nation, and on behalf of the Border Patrol, we send our sincerest thoughts and prayers to his family during this difficult period,” Fisher said in the news release.
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