Jim Avila, a longtime ABC News correspondent, died on November 13, 2025, at his home in San Diego after a prolonged illness. ABC News announced the death and noted that he had faced health challenges over several years, including a kidney transplant in 2020 donated by his brother. Some reports reference a long-standing illness as the cause, while others have circulated mentions of complications related to health issues and a fall, but the official line publicly communicated by ABC is that he died after a long illness. He was 69 (or 70 in some local reports that reflected age at passing) depending on the rounding, and he had a storied career spanning decades, including investigative reporting and appearances on programs like 20/20.