SAN ANTONIO – A man’s body was recovered from the water on Tuesday morning at an East Side park, according to the San Antonio Police 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 in the park called 911 and said they found the man, later identified as 44-year-old Frank Lopez, clinging to a tree branch.
Upon arrival, San Antonio police officers saw Lopez in the distance on the tree, according to a preliminary report.
While waiting for fire crews to arrive at the scene to assist with the water rescue, SAPD said the officers lost sight of Lopez and could no longer hear him.
Fire officials later removed Lopez’s body from the water, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office told KSAT that Lopez’s cause of death was drowning. His manner of death was an accident.
SAFD said its crews have responded to 24 water rescue calls between 11 a.m. Monday and 8:30 a.m. Tuesday.
One call required emergency responders to rescue two people from a vehicle off Pinn Road with a ladder truck. The other 22 calls involved crews assisting people in stalled vehicles, a fire department spokesperson said.
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