Crime & Safety
Austin Medics Rescue Three After Boat Capsizes On Lake Travis
Firefighters, STAR flight rescuers joined EMS searching for uninjured trio who went boating despite forecasts of inclement weather.
NORTH AUSTIN, TX — Three people were rescued from Lake Travis early Saturday after their boat capsized amid thunderstorms, officials said.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics were dispatched to 4379 Mansfield Dam Rd. after receiving a report about the boaters being in distress. The call came in just after midnight at around 12:20 a.m. Emergency crews from the Lake Travis Fire Department, a county STAR flight helicopter and EMS all reportedly searched for the trio both on the water and in the air before locating them, officials said.
Thunderstorms returned to the Austin area late Friday into early Saturday — after Wednesday's and last week's substantial rainfall — bringing with it wind gusts of up to 35 miles per hour. While the latest storm front was short-lived, it was severe in its ferocity in isolated pockets.
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EMS officials provided updates into the rescue efforts early Saturday morning in what amounted to a silent yet riveting play-by-play of a real-life drama that, thankfully, didn't end in tragedy. None of the rescued boaters sustained injuries, medics said.
Final: Water Rescue 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd #ATCEMSMedics , @LTfirefighters @STAR_Flight_TC have cleared from the scene. No Injuries to victims. No request for medical care.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
UPDATE 4: Water Rescue #ATCEMSMedics , @LTfirefighters @STAR_Flight_TC on scene 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd rescue boat confirmed all occupants of capsized boat accounted for. More To Follow
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
UPDATE 3: Water Rescue #ATCEMSMedics , @LTfirefighters @STAR_Flight_TC on scene 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd rescue boat reporting 3 persons where in water 3 out of water and on rescue boat. Moving victims to shore for medical evaluation .MTF
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
UPDATE: Water Rescue #ATCEMSMedics , @LTfirefighters on scene 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd rescue boat in the water. @STAR_Flight_TC has located a capsized boat. Rescue boat has located 3 persons in the water. One victim in rescue boat. MTF..
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
UPDATE: Water Rescue #ATCEMSMedics , @LTfirefighters on scene reported Water Rescue at 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd rescue boat in the water attempting to locate victims. @STAR_Flight_TC in the air responding. More to follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
Multiple #ATCEMS @LTfirefighters & @STAR_Flight_TC Rescue assets responding to a reported Water Rescue at 4370 Mansfield Dam Rd (00:18); Unconfirmed reports of persons stating "they were in a boat sinking in Lake Travis". More to follow...
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
Ironically, the very medics rescuing the boaters in post-midnight heroics warned to the inclement weather predicted:
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#ATXWX Alert: @NWSSanAntonio has issued a severe thunderstorm warning for North East Travis Co until 12:15am. Please CLICK on Graphics for details and information. Be safe & stay weather aware. pic.twitter.com/RNzV3Z0yis
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) April 7, 2018
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