Gavin Escobar spent half of the past decade on the NFL gridiron. Four years after he said goodbye to the league, the former element of cowboys He died in a mountaineering accident.
According to information from Palm Springs Desert Sun Escobar and his partner, Chelsea Walsh, were found dead in San Bernardino National Park. California firefighters explored the area where a mountaineering accident was reported on Wednesday and found the former player and the woman who was with him.
The only details that were revealed about the death of Escobar and Walsh is that both They climbed a rock. It is unknown if the couple practiced mountaineering professionally or were inexperienced.
escobarwho spent six years in the NFL (four in Dallas, one in Baltimore, another in Miami), served as a firefighter after his retirement. After his death, the Long Beach Fire Department mourned the accident.
“It is with deep sadness that we announce the off-duty death of Long Beach Firefighter Gavin Escobar.”, they indicated. “Hired on February 5, 2022, Firefighter Escobar was assigned to Station 3, on shift B.”
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The Cowboys take a stand
Through social networksthe Cowboys sent their condolences to Escobar’s family. The former tight end had 30 receptions, 333 yards and eight touchdowns with the Dallas colors ─with the Ravens he did not add statistics and in Miami he did not see activity.