Man drowns in Lake Austin near Emma Long Park on Sunday
Austin police say a man who was swimming in Lake Austin near Emma Long Park on Sunday evening drowned despite rescue efforts from multiple public safety agencies.
Authorities responded to a water rescue at the park at 7 p.m. after witnesses said Angel Savarin was swimming, went underwater and failed to resurface.
Austin-Travis County EMS, the Austin Fire Department and the Austin Police Department's dive team assisted in the search but could not locate the swimmer. Fire Department officials said 28 firefighters assisted with the search. Rescue efforts were switched to recovery mode later that night. Savarin was found and pronounced deceased at 10:28 p.m.
Police said the investigation is ongoing. No other information was available.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Man drowns in Lake Austin near Emma Long Park on Easter Sunday
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