A competitor at the CrossFit Games in Fort Worth, Texas, drowned on Thursday, Aug. 8. The incident happened around 8 a.m. local time at Marine Creek Lake. The Fort Worth Fire Department responded to the scene as well as the Fort Worth Police Department after the athlete reportedly went underwater and went missing in the water.
Media Landscape
See who else is reporting on this story and which side of the political spectrum they lean. To read other sources, click on the plus signs below. Learn more about this data
Left 30%
Center 54%
Right 16%
Bias Distribution Powered by Ground News™
First responders used dive teams and drones to eventually recovery the man’s body an hour later. The local medical examiner later identified the victim as 28-year-old Lazar Dukic, who was reportedly from Serbia.
Download the SAN app today to stay up-to-date with Unbiased. Straight Facts™.
Point phone camera here
CrossFit issued a statement on the death, with CEO Don Faul saying that they are “deeply saddened” by the incident and they are cooperating with police. Faul said that the remainder of Thursday’s events were “suspended.”
“We’re doing everything in our power during this tragic time to support the family, to support our community,” Faul said.
Multiple videos of the event show Lukic struggling to stay above the water as other competitors passed him to cross the finish line. Streams by ESPN, Facebook and YouTube also ended suddenly around the time he reportedly went missing underwater.
Dukic’s death occurred during an event involving a 3.5 mile run and 800-meter swim. While safety personnel were on the site during the event, questions are being raised about their effectiveness in the wake of the drowning.
Thirty teams from around the globe are competing in the CrossFit Games. This is the first time the event has been held in Texas in the competition’s 18-year history.
CrossFit said that it was “regrouping” and would be talking about plans for the remainder of the competition.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
A COMPETITION TO FIND THE FITTEST ON EARTH – HAS ENDED IN TRAGEDY.
AN ATHLETE DROWNED DURING THE FIRST DAY OF THE CROSSFIT GAMES IN TEXAS.
AND NOW PLANS FOR THE REST OF THE EVENT ARE UNDER REVIEW.
THE DEATH OF THE 28-YEAR-OLD FROM SERBIA WAS CONFIRMED BY MEDICAL EXAMINERS THURSDAY.
CROSSFIT ISSUING A STATEMENT SAYING THEY ARE “DEEPLY SADDENED” BY THE INCIDENT AND ARE COOPERATING WITH POLICE.
THE CEO SAYING THE REMAINDER OF THE DAYS EVENTS IN FORT WORTH WERE ‘SUSPENDED.
[DON FAUL]
WE’RE DOING EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER DURING THIS TRAGIC TIME TO SUPPORT THE FAMILY TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. WE ARE COLLABORATING WITH AND WORKING VERY CLOSELY WITH THE AUTHORITIES.
[LAUREN TAYLOR]
VIDEOS REPORTEDLY SHOWED LAZAR DUKIC STRUGGLING TO STAY ABOVE WATER AS OTHERS PASSED HIM TO CROSS THE FINISH LINE.
STREAMS BY E-S-P-N, FACEBOOK AND YOUTUBE ALSO ENDED SUDDENLY AROUND THE TIME HE REPORTEDLY WENT MISSING UNDERWATER.
FIRST RESPONDERS USED DIVE TEAMS AND DRONES TO FIND HIS BODY AFTER AN HOUR OF SEARCHING.
THE DEATH OCCURRED DURING AN EVENT INVOLVING A 3.5 MILE RUN AND 800-METER SWIM.
WHILE SAFETY PERSONNEL WERE ON SITE DURING THE EVENT – QUESTIONS ARE ALREADY BEING RAISED ABOUT THEIR EFFECTIVENESS.
30 TEAMS FROM AROUND THE GLOBE ARE COMPETING IN THE CROSSFIT GAMES.
IT’S THE FIRST TIME THEY’VE BEEN HELD IN TEXAS IN THE GAMES 18-YEAR HISTORY.
CROSSFIT SAID IT IS CURRENTLY TALKING ABOUT PLANS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENT.
FOR MORE UPDATES ON THIS STORY– DOWNLOAD THE STRAIGHT ARROW NEWS APP OR VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT SAN-DOT-COM.
Media Landscape
See who else is reporting on this story and which side of the political spectrum they lean. To read other sources, click on the plus signs below. Learn more about this data
Left 30%
Center 54%
Right 16%
Bias Distribution
141 other sources covering this story
Total News Sources
141
Leaning Left
31
Center
56
Leaning Right
17
Last Updated
3 months ago
Bias Distribution Powered by Ground News™
Straight to your inbox.
By entering your email, you agree to the Terms & Conditions and acknowledge the Privacy Policy.
