Crime & Safety
6 Victims, 1 Still Missing Reported At Lake Travis Water Rescue
Austin-Travis County EMS medics respond to boat collision early Friday at 16400 block of Stewart Road.
AUSTIN, TX — Medics were dispatched early Friday to the shores of Lake Travis in the northwest portion of the region for a water rescue after a boat collision involving six people, one of whom was still unaccounted for.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics were dispatched to the 16400 block of Stewart Road at around 1 a.m., officials said. Six victims were confirmed, including two adult female victims transported by STAR Flight helicopter to the Dell Seton Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Another male victim was transported to the same trauma center by ambulance with undetermined injuries.
Medics said another pair of patients refused medical treatment and the sixth is unaccounted for.
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FINAL UPDATE: Water Rescue at ~16400 Stewart Rd; Per #ATCEMS Command 6 total victims confirmed, 2 patients transported by @STAR_Flight_TC to DSMC, 1 adult Male transported by #ATCEMSMedics to DSMC, 2 patient refusals & 1 victim still unaccounted for. https://t.co/b70VkpNuRp
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) May 11, 2018
FINAL: Water Rescue at ~16400 of Stewart Rd; @STAR_Flight_TC has transported 2 adult Females to DSMC from Boat collision with injuries not expected to be life-threatening. @Austin_Police Air 1 is now over scene assisting w/search. No updates expected unless information changes.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) May 11, 2018
UPDATE 2: Water Rescue at ~16400 of Stewart Rd; Personnel advising victims on shore of an island on Lake Travis, declaring 1 patient a Trauma Alert. Other info suggesting 1 victim is missing w/search underway. @STAR_Flight_TC has been added to call for response. More to Follow
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) May 11, 2018
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