A lifeless girl was pulled from Lady Bird Lake in Austin, cops say. Texas police mentioned the case was not a murder, however her case was removed from the primary for the lake.
Over the past 20 months, over 10 our bodies have been pulled from the identical lake, based on Austin police information. The primary recorded death on this string was Ricky Parks in July 2022, based on Austin EMS and reporting from a number of information retailers.
KXAN reported the dying investigation for 59-year-old Parks closed the subsequent month after no foul play was detected.
In keeping with Inside Version and KXAN, police got here to the identical conclusion for 3 different circumstances between 2022 and 2023 — Christopher Gutierrez, Kyle Thornton and Christopher Hays-Clark.
“(Police) aren’t making an attempt to do something, they only close the cases, and so they simply deem the dying undetermined or a drowning, after which they only transfer on with no solutions, nothing for the households,” Reegan Aparicio, the mom of Hays-Clark, instructed Fox 7.
The household of Hays-Clark is asking on native police to take motion because the dying toll within the lake continues to rise, Fox 7 reported.
Austin police mentioned they’re conscious of the numerous drownings at Woman Chook Lake.
“Whereas every incident has occurred on the lake, the circumstances, precise places and demographics surrounding these circumstances range,” based on an announcement despatched to Inside Version.
The assertion attributed alcohol and the lake’s quick access factors to a number of the drownings.
Along with the 4 circumstances with no foul play discovered, Austin police mentioned two individuals — Jason John and Johnathan Honey — drowned by chance, information retailers and police stories present.
Only one dying of the ten was confirmed as a murder: Josue Moreno was shot whereas driving and his truck ended up within the water, based on police information. In one other case, Clifton Axtell’s reason behind dying couldn’t be decided, based on KXAN.
Austin police mentioned many of the incidents occurred after 10 p.m.
Swimming is illegal at Woman Chook Lake, based on the town. The lake is a dammed a part of the Colorado River.
Our bodies present in Woman Chook Lake
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Ricky Parks, July 2022
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Christopher Gutierrez, December 2022
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Josue Moreno, December 2022
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Kyle Thornton, December 2022
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Jason John, February 2023
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Clifton Axtell, March 2023
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Christopher Hays-Clark, April 2023
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Johnathan Honey, April 2023
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Mogga Dogale, June 2023
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Unidentified female, February 2024
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