‘An Incredibly Sad Day’: US Border Patrol Agent Dies While Trying to Nab Illegal Immigrants
A Border Patrol agent is dead after an accident in southern Arizona.
The Cochise County Sheriff’s Office said 44-year-old Agent Freddy Ortiz died at a hospital in Douglas, Arizona, on Tuesday, according to KOLD-TV.
Ortiz was operating an ATV vehicle and traveling westbound in the border town while responding to a call reporting suspected illegal aliens when the ATV left the roadway and collided with a light pole.
He was later pronounced dead at Copper Queen Hospital.
Yesterday, time ended for a true hero. A United States Border Patrol Agent who died in the line of duty. Say a prayer for Freddy Ortiz and his family. May God grant him rest in eternal peace.
