SAN ANTONIO – A man’s body was recovered from the water at an East Side park on Tuesday morning, according to the San Antonio Fire Department.
Authorities responded to the scene around 7 a.m. at J Street Park, which is located along the Salado Creek Greenway near Pecan Valley Drive.
A passerby called 911 and stated that they found the man clinging to a tree branch.
When fire officials arrived at the scene, a San Antonio Park Police officer said the man had stopped talking. The officer stated that it appears the man had drowned.
In a statement to KSAT, an SAFD spokesperson said fire officials removed the man’s body from the water, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man, as well as his cause and manner of death.
SAFD said it has responded to 24 water rescue calls between 11 a.m. Monday and Tuesday morning. One call required fire officials to rescue two people from a vehicle off Pinn Road with a ladder truck. The other calls involved crews assisting people in stalled vehicles.
This is a developing story. Check back later for updates.
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