Border Patrol Inspector Elgar B. Holliday
United States Department of Justice - Border Patrol
U.S. Government
End of Watch: Wednesday, October 18, 1967

Biographical Info
Age: 43
Tour of Duty: 12 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Heart attack
Date of Incident: Sunday, September 24, 1967
Incident Location: Texas
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Inspector Holliday suffered a fatal heart attack following three straight days of rescue efforts in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, following Hurricane Beulah. During the third day he began to suffer chest pains and was checked into a hospital where he was diagnosed with heart failure due to over-exertion. He remained in the hospital until his death in October.

Inspector Holliday had been with the agency for 12 years.