A man drowned Wednesday afternoon after he tried to swim across Lady Bird Lake.
It happened just before 2:30 PM under the bridge where Interstate 35 crosses the lake. People at the scene were unable to reach the man, but they quickly guided rescue crews to his location.
Rescuers from Austin-Travis County EMS and the Austin Fire Department pulled the man out of the water at 2:41 PM.
Paramedics began performing CPR on the victim, and continued as they transported him to Brackenridge Hospital.
He later died at the hospital.
Witnesses at the scene say the victim was swimming in an area where there is a sudden drop from shallow to deep water.
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