FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — A competitor within the CrossFit Video games has died whereas competing in a swimming occasion Thursday morning on a Texas lake.
CrossFit CEO Don Faul mentioned throughout a information convention that they have been “deeply saddened” by the demise of one among their athletes, they usually have been working with authorities on the investigation into the demise.
An official with the Fort Price Fireplace Division mentioned they bought known as out round 8 a.m. to help police as a result of there “was a participant within the water that was down and hadn’t been seen in some cut-off date.”
He mentioned they responded for search and rescue and weren’t on the scene when the preliminary name was made. He mentioned the athlete’s physique was discovered about an hour later.
Faul mentioned CrossFit did have security personnel on website on the occasion.
Faul mentioned the CrossFit group is sort of a household. “We’re doing every thing in our energy throughout this tragic time to assist the household, to assist our group,” Faul mentioned.
A police spokesperson mentioned that they might not at present be releasing the athlete’s title.
The mission of the CrossFit Video games, first held in 2007, is to “discover the fittest athletes on the planet,” the CrossFit web site mentioned. It says the video games change yearly and infrequently the small print usually are not introduced till simply earlier than the occasion.