Search crews are looking for a man described as in his 50s who has
not resurfaced after going under water Saturday near Mansfield Dam on
Lake Travis, Austin-Travis County EMS officials reported.
Emergency crews responded at 3:32 p.m. to an area near Tom Hughes Park.
Around
4:30 p.m., authorities announced that the search had switched from a
rescue of the man to an effort to recover his body. At press time, the
man had not been found.
Travis County sheriff’s office personnel
joined medics and Lake Travis Fire Rescue crews in the effort, which
included the use of sonar, to find the missing swimmer, EMS officials
said.
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