Border Patrol Horse Dies in Line of Duty

Border Patrol horse Jayce. Photo: CBP

By Steve Neavling

A Border Patrol horse died in the line of duty following an accident involving a power line in Texas, the agency’s Del Rio Sector announced Wednesday. 

Jayce was on patrol near Carrizo Springs when he “accidentally came in contact with a downed power line,” the sector said on Facebook. 

The rider was not injured. 

Jayce was an 11-year veteran of the Border Patrol. 

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