A Border Patrol agent from San Benito will be laid to rest next week.

Supervisory Border Patrol Agent Eric Cespedes died on Friday after he drowned while rescuing his children from a rip current in South Padre Island. 

On Tuesday, Cespedes' body was transferred from Harlingen to the Sunset Memorial Funeral Home in Brownsville, causing a temporary road closure. 

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Visitation for Cespedes will be held at the funeral home, located at 657 Springmart Blvd., on Sunday, July 20, from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Funeral mass is set for Monday, July 21 at 10 a.m. at the Lord of Divine Mercy at 650 E Alton Gloor Blvd. in Brownsville. 

Cespedes will be buried at Buena Vista Burial Park, located at 5 Mc Davitt Blvd., at 11 a.m.