The story is sad. RIP to the young teen who drowned and was not wearing his life jacket. It was some underwater shelf.
and on another note:
And there is no way I’m getting in that water. I read the reports of all the toxic algae in that fucking lake. Like it’s just not my thing to swim in toxic waste.
and as I mentioned in the rain thread I’m trying to summon severe weather tonite, it’s my new deal.
anyway details on the latest victim of the lake. Now if someone wants to suggest that some creature is in it taking the lives of paddle boaters that makes more sense. Some super creature who became that way bc of the algae.
“Police said the person pulled from the water has not been positively identified, but the clothing and description match that of the teen paddleboarder who went missing on Sunday.
The teenager was with his family on kayaks and paddleboards in the lake, APD said. He got off his kayak to stand in shallow water and was not wearing a life jacket at the time.
Investigators believe the teen was unknowingly standing near an underwater shelf, which is a sudden drop-off in the lake, when he stepped or slipped off and did not resurface.
The kayak was later recovered with his life jacket and backpack still on it.”
https://www.kvue.com/article/news/local/body-found-lady-bird-lake-austin-texas/269-54b17c70-2a8e-4094-9266-cde4a69e6b8d