Body recovered during search near Lady Bird Lake

ATCEMS and Austin Fire assets responded to a report of an adult that jumped from the MoPac bridge into Lady Bird Lake and had not resurfaced. 

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At approximately 8:30 p.m. on Saturday night, multiple assets responded to the 2100 block of Veterans Drive for a water rescue. 

Six rescue swimmers alongside STAR Flight looked for the victim. After 35 minutes of searching, efforts were switched to a recovery operation. 

According to ATCEMS, EMS assets cleared the scene but were called back at around 11:30 p.m. after a body was recovered and pronounced deceased on the scene. 

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Police sources speculated the incident may have been accidental. 

This is a developing story, check back for updates.