FORT WORTH – A CrossFit Games athlete who drowned Thursday morning in Marine Creek Lake has been identified.
Lazar Ðukić, 28, of Serbia, died during the swimming portion of individual event No. 1 at the 2024 CrossFit Games, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office and CrossFit CEO Don Faul.
The Fort Worth Fire Department was called to help Fort Worth police after the person went underwater around 8 a.m. and didn’t come up, according to Craig Trojacek, a fire department spokesperson.
With assistance from the Fort Worth Police Department dive team and drones, the body was recovered about an hour later, Trojacek said.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said the city has coordinated mental health and grief counselors to support those who might need it.
“We are profoundly saddened by the tragic loss of a CrossFit athlete during a CrossFit …