Lewisville Man Drowns At Lake Travis In Central Texas

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The man whose body was pulled from Lake Travis over the weekend was identified on Monday as a resident of Lewisville, sheriff's officials said.

According to a Travis County Sheriff's Office press advisory, a 911 call was made on Saturday, Sept. 8, reporting that a man who jumped off a boat in Baldwin Cove in the Pace Bend Park area failed to resurface. A subsequent search proved futile and shifted into a recovery mission called off late Saturday due to darkness.
The sheriff office's dive team returned to the lake early Sunday, recovering the body by 11:50 a.m.

On Monday, officials identified the body as Rashaun Lamont Donaldson, 23, of Lewisville.

A spokeswoman for the Travis County Sheriff's Office said the man likely died of accidental drowning. The Travis County Medical Examiner's Office conducted an autopsy on Monday, with final results pending toxicology.

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The drowning is the seventh one to occur at the man-made reservoir in just four months. Over the years, others have drowned in a lake that's been described as deceptively deep and sometimes treacherous — particularly after strong storms that change the force of its currents and add debris to its depths.

Of the recent drowning incident, two bodies have yet to be recovered months later. Below is a list of recent drownings at Lake Travis:

• Manuel Salas, 53 of Elgin was reported missing on May 5 in an area of Lake Travis near Mansfield Dam Park. His body has yet to be recovered.
• Rachel Kathleen Scott, 25 of Round Rock was reported missing between Starnes Island and Volente Beach on May 19. Her body also has yet to be found.
• Diego Humberto Cerda-Acosta, 30, of Austin was reported missing in the water near Bob Wentz Park on May 27. His body was recovered the following morning.
• Ricardo Sierra Martinez, 27 of Mexico was reported missing in the water near Bob Wentz Park on June 10, 2018. His body was recovered the morning of June 12.
• Luke Fashaw, 36 of San Antonio was reported missing in the water in the Devil's Hollow area on July 28. His body was recovered the same day.
• Juan Maldonado, 46 of Cedar Park was pulled from Lake Travis by friends after becoming distressed in the water on August 18. CPR efforts were unsuccessful and he was pronounced deceased the same day.

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