On Wednesday August 3, 2011 a subject was swimming with family at Canyon Lake in Comal County. The family vessel was in the Canyon Park cove on the lake at drift. Subject was later identified. Victim began struggling in the water and went under. Approximately 3 other male subjects on board the vessel jumped into the water in an attempt to save Victim. One subject, began to struggle in the water. A subject on board the vessel attempted to circle the vessel closer to the subjects in the water, but a rope from a pulled tube became caught up in the propeller. Winds caused the boat to drift further away from the subjects in the water. The second individual was recovered by the other men in the water, and pronounced dead. Victim was recovered a couple of days later by Comal County Sheriff’s Officers.

At this time an autopsy report is pending for the second individual who entered the water.

The cause of death of the first victim was drowning.

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