Missing Athlete Filmed Disappearing Into Lake During Race
An unidentified body was pulled from the Marine Creek Reservoir by Texan authorities on Thursday after Serbian swimmer Lazar Đukić vanished in the final 100 meters of the 800-meter swim race at the CrossFit Games, according to CBS News.
The body has not been identified yet but CrossFit officials did confirm in a statement on X that an athlete died during competition.
“CrossFit is deeply saddened by the death of a CrossFit Games competitor during the swimming portion of Individual Event 1 at the 2024 CrossFit Games,” the company wrote in the statement. “We are fully cooperating with authorities and doing everything we can to support the family at this time.”