SI.com · Sep 30, 2022
Former Cowboys TE Gavin Escobar Died While Rock Climbing
Former Cowboys tight end Gavin Escobar died at the age of 31 this week after a rock climbing incident in California, according to the Palm Springs Desert Sun.
The six-year NFL veteran was one of two climbers found by firefighters Wednesday near Tahquitz Rock in the Idyllwild area of the San Bernardino National Forest. Local authorities said they were alerted about a climbing accident around noon involving two injured people who fell while trying to climb a “rock face.” The call prompted a search-and-rescue effort which led to the discovery of two victims, whom the Riverside (Calif.) County sheriff’s coroner’s office later identified as Escobar and Chelsea Walsh, 33, per the Desert Sun.