A man died in Lady Bird Lake Thursday night. It happened in the 3300
block of Red Bud Trail near the dog park on the shores of the lake.
Austin
Police and Westlake Firefighters got a call around 7:00 pm Thursday
evening for a water rescue. When they arrived they found someone giving
CPR to the victim.
According to Felix Ramos who was fishing with
his son Jorge, he saw the victim and three others walking on the Tom
Miller Dam. Ramos said the victim either fell or jumped in and then he
heard screams for help.
Felix jumped into the water to rescue the man while his son called 911.
"When
they got him out of the water, him and that guy over there they were
helping him to breathe again from mouth, to get him to breathe again but
they couldn't do nothing," said witness Jorge Ramos.
Felix
scraped his arm trying to pull the victim to the shore. He and his son
were both upset to hear the man they tried to save died from an apparent
accidental drowning.
Police have not released the victim's name or age.
Family
or friends were on the scene shortly after the man was pulled from the
water. They were obviously too distraught to speak about what happened.
Police
remind people that it is illegal to swim in Lady Bird Lake and they
hope people will obey the ordinance that prohibits swimming during the
hot, summer months ahead.
