TCSO : Circumstances Surrounding Body Recovered From Lake Travis

Press release from Travis County Sheriff's Office:

August 12, 2021

At 2:48 pm on August 8, 2021, Lake Patrol Deputies, along with several other agencies responded to an area of Lake Travis near Longhorn Landing. A 911 caller reported seeing a person struggling in the water, with another person trying to hold them above water.

Upon arrival, a woman was seen floating on the surface of the lake. She was recovered by Jonestown PD and CPR was immediately started. ATCEMS continued CPR once she was brought to a nearby boat ramp. Efforts to resuscitate her were unsuccessful and she was pronounced deceased.

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