CrossFit Games Suspended After a Competitor Drowns: 'Deeply Saddened by the Death'

Mar. 15, 2025

A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake, where an athlete drowned during the run swim event on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas,

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Per CBS News, Fort Worth Fire Department spokesperson, Craig Trojacek, said that Dukic’s body was found with the help of the police department dive team and drones.

A jet ski pulls in buoys from the CrossFit Games at Marine Creek Lake, where an athlete drowned during the run swim event on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024 in Fort Worth, Texas,

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Representatives from the Fort Worth Fire Department did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

Per CBS News, the athlete was later identified as Dukic, a 28-year-old resident of Serbia, according to the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

In amessage posted to Facebook, Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, addressed Dukic’s death and expressed condolences.

source: people.com