Crime & Safety
Body Of Drowning Victim Recovered At Lake Travis
Man went missing while swimming at Thurman Cove before officials issued death pronouncement around 6 p.m.
TRAVIS COUNTY, TX — A Travis County Sheriff's Office dive team has located the body of a man in the area where the drowning victim first disappeared, officials said on Saturday.
The man went missing on Thurman Cove in Lake Travis earlier today. By around 6 p.m., the sheriff's office said via Twitter that Austin-Travis County EMS medics were en route to the site for an official death pronouncement.
By around 7:20 p.m., that pronouncement came, delivered in the dry nomenclature of emergency work: "#ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of a ~20s male. No other information available, EMS is clear the scene."
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LATE FINAL UPDATE Water Rescue at Pace Bend Park: TCSO dive team located the missing swimmer earlier this evening. #ATCEMSMedics have obtained a Deceased On Scene pronouncement of a ~20s male. No other information available, EMS is clear the scene.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) September 15, 2019
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TCSO dive team has located the body of a man in the vicinity where a swimmer disappeared in Thurman Cove on Lake Travis today. @ATCEMS is en route for pronouncement. Medical Examiner will confirm the man’s identity.
— Travis County SO (@TravisCoSheriff) September 14, 2019
TCSO dive team has located the body of a man in the vicinity where a swimmer disappeared in Thurman Cove on Lake Travis today. @ATCEMS is en route for pronouncement. Medical Examiner will confirm the man’s identity.
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