Former Dallas Cowboys tight finish and firefighter Gavin Escobar, 31, was considered one of two rock climbers discovered useless after an obvious fall in southern California this week, officers reported Thursday.
Cal Fireplace stated in a press release {that a} climbing accident involving two folks was reported round 12 p.m. Wednesday close to Tahquitz Rock within the San Bernardino Nationwide Forest. Firefighters hiked to the spot and located each climbers deceased. Their our bodies had been airlifted by helicopter.
The victims apparently died whereas climbing a “rock face,” however particulars weren’t instantly out there. Climate was not cited as an element, although it had been raining.
The Lengthy Seaside Fireplace Division, the place Escobar had labored as a firefighter since February, issued a press release Thursday saying his dying: