Crime & Safety
Swimmer Drowns At Lake Travis In Leander
Austin-Travis County EMS was called just before 5:35 p.m. to assist in a rescue at 16120 Wharf Cove, medics said.
AUSTIN, TX — An adult swimmer drowned at Lake Travis on Saturday afternoon, medics said.
Austin-Travis County EMS medics were dispatched to Lake Travis on Saturday afternoon amid reports of a swimmer who went under and failed to resurface. Austin-Travis County EMS was called just before 5:35 p.m. to assist in a rescue at 16120 Wharf Cove, medics wrote on Twitter.
Some 25 minutes later, medics reported rescue efforts had transitioned to recovery mode — the dreaded nomenclature of emergency personnel describing efforts involving recovery of a body rather than the rescue of a person in distress but alive.
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FINAL water rescue Lake Travis 16120 Wharf Cv: Missing adult swimmer on Lake Travis. Rescue efforts have transitioned to recovery mode. Scene will be turned over to law enforcement. No further information available. Most assets will be clearing shortly.
— ATCEMS (@ATCEMS) October 3, 2020
Medics did not disclose the approximate age and gender of the drowning victim as it their custom. No further details were released.
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