Roll of Honor
Oscar Trevino Torres
Incident
Border Patrol Agent Oscar Torres died after falling through an opening on the western Sante Fe Railroad bridge over the Rio Grande River in El Paso, Texas. He and two other agents went to the bridge to open a gate to allow a train to pass through. As he returned to the land he tripped and fell to the river bottom, 25 feet below. Agent Torres had served with the United States Border Patrol for five years. He was survived by his wife and three children. He was buried in the Buena Vista Cemetery, Brownsville, Cameron County, Texas.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Border Patrol Agent Torres gave the United States Department of Justice 5 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Border Patrol Agent Torres.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Oscar Trevino Torres served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1955â1959) before joining law enforcement.
Border Patrol Agent Oscar Trevino Torres is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.
In DC, 453 of 1,418 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.9% of this state's fallen. That is 31.9 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At United States Department of Justice - Immigration and Naturalization Service - United States Border Patrol, 46 of 68 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 67.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Oscar Trevino Torres's cause is highlighted.
How Oscar Trevino Torres Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Oscar Trevino Torres is highlighted in Nov.
Incident Location
Military Service
Oscar Trevino Torres served in the U.S. Marine Corps (1955–1959) before joining law enforcement.
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