Posted on 12/22/2024 6:05:52 AM PST by thegagline
Another body was found in the popular Lady Bird Lake in Austin, Texas, where other deceased individuals were found recently.
The latest body found joins the growing mystery after at least 6 additional bodies were found throughout the year in the lake in 2024.
On Friday, police were called to investigate reports of a dead person in the water near 1st Street Bridge and the 300 block of Cesar Chavez.
The Austin Police Department (APD) said that they do not suspect foul play as the body showed no signs of trauma, but are investigating the incident.
Despite APD attempting to quell community fears, questions and speculation have run rampant.
Police have attributed most of the deaths to accidental drowning due to the lake’s proximity to nightclubs and bars.
The most recent body was found on Dec. 1.
The victim was recently identified as 73-year-old Thi Lang Nguyen.
Austin police said that there is nothing connected to the other deaths this year.
In September, a man was behaving erratically near East Cesar Chavez and Nueces Streets.
He then went into the water and did not resurface. He was later pulled out and pronounced dead.
Back in February, a woman’s body was found in the water about 20 feet from the north shore and in April, a fisherman spotted another person floating in the water.
In July, a man was suffering from blunt force trauma on the trail near Rainey Street.
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Any of Mitch’s Chinese relatives?
Where else are ya supposed to throw ‘em?
Lake-dwelling Sea Monster?
I believe Austin is a Sanctuary City. Hence the bodies.
It’s the Lake Effect.
I think Austin is being transformed.
Elon Musk is moving his enterprises and manufacturing there.
Change is in the wind
God Bless TEXAS!
“a fisherman spotted another person floating in the water.”
Dadgum dude really?
A lake with a reputation for dead bodies and your fishing in it?
Dexter?
It’s the Train Station!
Seems like a serial killer is working in/around UT Austin?
Let's hope so, before Austin turns into a combined San Francisco/Portland/Chicago/Philadelphia.
Of course, this would mean a new mayor, city council, police chief, Travis County DA, AISD School Board, and newpaper/TV reporters.
In Texas, there is a two floating body limit. The fisherman said, “you should have seen the one that got away.”
:-)
Bingo
The alleged serial killer is believed to be around Rainey Street rather than the University of Texas campus.
Trauma abscence is not sufficient. There have been cases of people given rohypnol and then put into the water where they drown because they have, absent the water, temporarily been totally paralyzed. They cannot swim or keep their heads above water and drown. rohypnol is not apparent in the normal autopsy. The test for it is much more expensive and n several occasions when hikers drowned in lakes families suspected murder and paid to have the rohypnol tests done and it was present. Rohypnol- the famous date-rape drug.
Didn’t know that. Thanks for the info.
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