70-year-old woman pulled from San Marcos River dies at hospital, city says

SAN MARCOS, Texas – A 70-year-old woman who first responders pulled from the San Marcos River has died, the city said in a statement.

Around 9:45 a.m. Wednesday, the city’s police and fire departments were dispatched to Rio Vista Park for a water rescue.

The woman, identified as Denise Scioli of Austin, was underwater diving in the river, according to the city. She was taken to a hospital in San Marcos, where she later died.

Additional information was not immediately available.

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