Marco Anthony Portillo Jr Obituary – The man who tragically lost his life after falling inside a wind turbine in Weslaco has been identified as Marco Anthony Portillo Jr., a 31-year-old resident of Weslaco, Texas. Portillo was employed by EDF Renewables and was working on the Windthorst II Wind Project when the accident occurred.
The exact cause and height of the fall are still unknown. Various agencies, including the Archer County Sheriff’s Office, Air Evac, AMR, and emergency responders from Windthorst, promptly responded to the incident.
A Justice of the Peace from Archer County arrived at the scene and pronounced Portillo deceased. For more information on this incident, please tune in to our KFDX 3 News at 6 or visit our website.