CrossFit Games athlete drowns during swimming portion of event in Fort Worth

FORT WORTH – A CrossFit Games athlete drowned Thursday morning in Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth, Texas.

It happened around 8 a.m. local time during the swimming portion of individual event No. 1 at the 2024 CrossFit Games.

The Fort Worth Fire Department was called to help the Fort Worth Police Department after the person went underwater 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.

CBS News Texas’ chopper was over the lake and saw first responders pulling a body out of the water and putting it in a bodybag.  

CrossFit CEO Don Faul said the rest of Thursday’s events and activities were canceled and that CrossFit is working closely with authorities.

Fort Worth police said that out of respect for the family, they aren’t releasing the identity of the athlete.

This is the first time the CrossFit Games were held in Fort Worth. Previous locations include Carson, California, and Madison, Wisconsin.

The 2024 CrossFit Games kicked off on Thursday and had been expected to continue through Sunday. Specific details about the Games are no longer listed on CrossFit’s website.