By Madalyn Mendoza, mySanAntonio.com
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The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of man at Canyon Lake earlier this week. The photo shows a map of Canyon Lake.
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of man at Canyon Lake earlier this week. The photo shows a map of Canyon Lake.
Photo: Google Earth
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of man at Canyon Lake earlier this week. The photo shows a map of Canyon Lake.
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of man at Canyon Lake earlier this week. The photo shows a map of Canyon Lake.
Photo: Google Earth
The Comal County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the drowning of man at Canyon Lake earlier this week.
County officials identified the drowning victim as 25-year-old Jhonatan Zavaleta from Houston. First responders received a call around 4 p.m. Monday, about five minutes after he went missing, for a possible drowning at the Comal Park Swim Beach.
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The New Braunfels Dive Team was also dispatched and found Zavaleta’s body around 7 p.m. He was pronounced dead at the scene and an autopsy has been ordered.
Witnesses said the man lost his tube and tried to swim back to shore, but went under water, according to county officials. Zavaleta was visiting the park with his girlfriend and friends.
Areas of the man-made reservoir near Comal Park can be as deep as 109 feet, according to the U.S Army Corps of Engineers. Zavaleta’s body was recovered 40 feet offshore in about 65 feet of water, according to the New Braunfels Herald-Zeitung.
Madalyn Mendoza covers news and puro pop culture for MySA.com | [email protected] | @maddyskye
