Patrol Agent Oscar T. Torres
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Saturday, November 30, 1974

Biographical Info
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 5 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Fall
Date of Incident: Saturday, November 30, 1974
Incident Location: Texas
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Agent Torres died after falling through an opening in a railroad bridge near El Paso, Texas. He and two other agents went to the bridge to open a gate to allow a train to pass through. As he returned to the land he tripped and fell to the river bottom, 25-feet below.

Agent Torres had been with the agency for five years.