United States Department of Homeland Security - Customs and Border Protection - United States Border Patrol, U.S. Government
End of Watch: Thursday, July 26, 2007
Age: 31
Tour of Duty: 1 year, 10 months
Badge Number: O-143
Cause of Death: Heatstroke
Date of Incident: July 26, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Border Patrol Agent Eric Cabral suffered a fatal heart attack as the result of heat exposure when he and another agent were tracking a group of illegal aliens north of I-8 near Jacumba, California.
He had been separated from his partner when a third agent found him. Agents initiated CPR and emergency medical services were rendered. Agent Cabral was flown to a hospital in San Diego, where he was pronounced dead.
Agent Cabral had served with the Border Patrol for less than two years. He is survived by his parents and sisters.