The Border Patrol agent leaves behind two children, sources say.
on an ATV when he crashed into a closed fence at high speed, the sources told Fox News.
"The death of an agent who died while securing our nation's border is a tremendous loss for our organization and our nation," U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz said in a statement, according to NewsNation. "Our prayers are with his family and co-workers during this difficult time."
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