Tragedy struck Thursday because the 2024 CrossFit Video games kicked off… a drowning was reported throughout a swim meet.
In accordance with native experiences, the Fort Value Hearth Division responded to Marine Creek Lake after receiving a name for help round 8 a.m.
In the event you look to the far proper, you may see what seems to be like a spectator leaping within the water. Lazar’s whereabouts stay unknown throughout the listening to. Hope everyone seems to be secure, scary stuff. #crossfit #crossfitgames #runswim pic.twitter.com/WbnNnsCphO
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Match reside broadcast reveals who is taken into account an athlete Lazar Dukic Struggling close to the end line and going underwater. Later, in a stream, a spectator seems to dive into the water and rush to the place the person was final seen.
CrossFit athletes Cole Studying Witnessed your complete incident…mentioned everybody round him was screaming for the lifeguards however they had been too far-off to listen to the cries for assist.
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Ryan, visibly devastated, mentioned Dukic by no means confirmed up once more.
Search crews finally reached the final seen location of the person…a physique that appeared to have been pulled onto the boat.
UPDATE: This morning, rescuers seem to have pulled a physique from a Fort Value lake the place a CrossFit Video games occasion was going down. Crews responded to a drowning alarm on the lake round 8 a.m.
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Dukic has competed in CrossFit competitions for years…and ranked extremely amongst different opponents in his native Serbia.
He final posted on Instagram 4 hours in the past to advertise the occasion.
That is the primary 12 months the CrossFit Video games have been held in Fort Value – the earlier location was Madison, Wisconsin.
