Tragic Beauty: 26-Year-Old Cop Dies After BBL Surgery Goes Wrong

Rosa, who also served as a U.S. Army Reservist, died while in Miami, where she had traveled to celebrate her birthday following her return from Kuwait. She had arrived in South Florida in mid-March.

According to the New York Post, Rosa underwent pre-surgery blood work on March 19 at Prestige Plastic Surgery Clinic. The following day, March 20, doctors performed the BBL procedure, which involved removing fat from 12 areas of her body and injecting it into her buttocks. The surgery reportedly cost $7,495.

Three days later, while recovering in a rental apartment, Rosa informed her family about the procedure. Her older sister, Anamin Vazquez, said the family grew concerned after Rosa stopped responding to messages.

On March 23, a friend staying with her found her unresponsive in the bathroom. Attempts to revive her with CPR failed, and Rosa was pronounced dead.

The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner ruled her cause of death as a pulmonary embolism—a blockage in the lungs often associated with post-surgical complications.

Reports indicate Rosa experienced severe pain following the surgery, along with breathing difficulties, dangerously low blood pressure, and numbness in her lower limbs before her death.