Border Patrol mourns El Paso agent who died after contracting Covid-19 on the job
EL PASO, Texas -- The U.S. Border Patrol station on Hondo Pass in El Paso is mourning the loss of one of its own.
Agent and canine handler Freddie Vasquez died this past week from complications related to Covid-19, according to his family. The San Diego Union Tribune and the Los Angeles Times reported that Vasquez, 43, delayed getting vaccinated and then contracted Covid-19 twice while on the job.
While Border Patrol officials declined to discuss the cause of Vasquez's death due to health privacy policies, co-workers told ABC-7 that Vasquez was an inspiration and will be greatly missed.