By Micheal Chukwuebuka, Reporting
AN athlete reportedly drowned during a swimming event at a CrossFit competition in Texas on Thursday, the organization said.
According to ABC News, the death occurred on the first day of the CrossFit Games, being held in Fort Worth through Sunday.
The events have been canceled for the rest of the day, CrossFit said in a statement.
CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a press briefing he is “gutted” by the death of the athlete, whose name has not been released.
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“We’ll continue to be focused on our community and the family through this tragic set of circumstances,” Faul said.
The incident occurred Thursday morning in Marine Creek Lake.
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Stonix News gathered that the Fort Worth Fire Department responded around 8 a.m. local time to a call regarding a CrossFit Games participant who went missing in the water.
First responders used dive teams and a drone to find the person, who was recovered from the water about an hour after the dive team response.
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28-year-old Lazar Đukić was later identified as the athlete. His body has been transferred to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.
Faul said CrossFit is cooperating with authorities in the investigation.
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