The athlete who drowned in the water during the CrossFit Games in Fort Worth has been identified as Lazar Đukić.
The Serbian athlete was participating in an event that involved running and swimming and began to struggle during the latter portion.
After appearing to have difficulties staying afloat, Đukić went missing around 100 meters into the swim. His team noticed his absence and informed the organizers, noting that the athlete did not make it out of the water. This prompted an emergency search for the missing man, who was previously reported as an unnamed athlete who drowned during the swimming event.
Seven firefighter units responded to a possible drowning call at the lakeshore shortly after 8 a.m., the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. First responders pulled a body from the water around 10 a.m., but they did not immediately identify the recovered body as Đukić.
Đukić, who competed in the CrossFit Games for several years, is ranked third in Serbia and 88th in the world in the male category.
The experienced CrossFitter teased his appearance at the Games on his Instagram in the days leading up to the event. Late Wednesday night, he encouraged his fans to tune into the individual run-swim event, which started with a 3.5-mile run and was capped off by an 800-meter swim.
