The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed the identity\u00a0of a Brazilian triathlete and influencer who died\u00a0during Saturday’s Ironman Texas event in The Woodlands.\u00a0<\/p>\n
“Preliminary investigations indicate she drowned during the swim portion on Lake Woodlands Saturday morning,” according to the sheriff’s office.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are saddened to confirm the death of a race participant during the swim portion of today\u2019s Ironman Texas triathlon,\u201d organizers said on social media<\/a>. \u201cWe send our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the athlete and will offer them our support as they go through this very difficult time.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Photos on Araujo’s Instagram show <\/a>her training for triathlons and as a DJ. Over the weekend, followers expressed sadness and sympathy for her family in comments under her posts.\u00a0Houston’s KHOU <\/a>said her partner described her as “dedicated, strong, and kind.”<\/p>\n The annual Ironman Texas triathlon includes a 2.4-mile swim in North Shore Park and Lake Woodlands, a 112-mile bike and a 26.2-mile run also around The Woodlands,\u00a0according to the race website<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Starting at 7:38 a.m, fire officials searched for the swimmer with rescue boats and located the victim using side-scan sonar at 9:07 a.m.,” Buck said. “Divers from the North Montgomery Fire Department pulled the swimmer out of the water at 9:39 a.m., and the swimmer was pronounced dead at 9:44 a.m.”<\/p>\n The Montgomery County Sheriff\u2019s Office is investigating the death per normal protocols, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Sheriff’s Office Major Crimes detectives will also continue their investigation.\u00a0<\/p>\n “Our deepest sympathy goes to the family and friends of this participant,” according to the sheriff’s office release.\u00a0<\/p>\n On Saturday,\u00a0Ironman said the organization would not comment further out of respect for the athlete and the athlete\u2019s family.<\/p>\n In 2017, another athlete died during the swim portion of Ironman Texas.\u00a0<\/p>\n The Houston Chronicle has reached out to Ironman Texas for further comment.\u00a0<\/p>\n