Former NFL tight end Gavin Escobar was found dead Wednesday (Sept. 28) in a rock climbing accident near Idyllwild, California. He was born on February 3, 1991 and died at age 31.
What happened to Gavin Escobar? How did Gavin Escobar die? According to reports, firefighters found two people dead after a climbing accident was reported around noon Wednesday near Tahquitz Rock in the San Bernardino National Forest.
A day after the accident, the Riverside County sheriff’s coroner’s office identified Escobar along with one other climber, 33-year-old Chelsea Walsh as those deceased.
Officials indicated Escobar and Walsh died at the scene while climbing a “rock face.”
Escobar and Walsh were living in Huntington Beach, California. Escobar joined the Long Beach Fire Department earlier this year.
The Long Beach Fire Department paid tribute to the late Escobar in a statement which reads;
It is with deep sadness that we announce the off-duty death of Long Beach Firefighter Gavin Escobar.
Hired on February 5, 2022, Firefighter Escobar was assigned to Fire Station 3 on B-shift. Prior to being a Long Beach Firefighter, Gavin Escobar played professional football for the #NFL where he spent most of his time with the #DallasCowboys.
Firefighter Escobar leaves behind his wife and two young children.
