SPICEWOOD, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS and other crews recovered the body of a swimmer who went underwater and did not resurface.
Crews responded to 0 Muleshoe Bend Drive at approximately 3:50 p.m. Sunday, where initial reports stated an adult who was swimming went underwater and did not resurface, according to ATCEMS.
ATCEMS said rescue crews had not found anything after searching for 40 minutes and had switched from rescue mode to recovery mode. ATCEMS tweeted at 5:30 p.m. Sunday that the swimmer had been located in the water and was dead at the scene. The Travis County Sheriff's Office identified the victim as 23-year-old Micheal Ihekwoaba.
Lake Travis Fire Department, STAR Flight, Pedernales Fire and Oak Hill Fire all assisted in the search.
An investigation into the cause and manner of Ihekwoaba's death is being conducted by TCSO and the Travis County Medical Examiner’s Office, officials said.
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