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Officials identify swimmer who died at Jones Brothers Park

The Travis County Sheriff's Office told KVUE the swimmer's body was recovered sometime before 2 p.m. Sunday.

JONESTOWN, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS and North Lake Travis Fire Department responded to a water rescue on Lake Travis Sunday afternoon regarding reports of a swimmer who didn’t surface.

It happened at around 12:40 p.m. at Jones Brothers Park, located at 18100 Park Drive, according to ATCEMS. 

ATCEMS said that after more than 20 minutes of searching for the missing swimmer, the search changed to "recovery mode."

The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) told KVUE the swimmer's body was recovered sometime before 2 p.m. Sunday in water that was about 8 to 10 feet deep.

On Tuesday, the deceased was identified as Santos Ervin Cux-Tacatic, 33, of Austin.

This is a developing story. We'll update as we find our more information.

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