BREAKING: The Austin Police Department (APD) has identified the body found in Lady Bird Lake near Longhorn Dam on April 15.
Police said around 1:21 p.m., officers responded to a check welfare urgent call in the 2700 block of Canterbury St. regarding a possible body in the water.
When first responders arrived, they found a body. He was later identified as 30-year-old John Christopher Hays-Clark.While the investigation is still in the early stages, APD does not suspect foul play was involved based on the information provided at this time. Family of Jason John speaks out after another body found in Lady Bird Lake
Jason John's body was found in Lady Bird Lake near Rainey Street in February; now his family is speaking out after another body was found in the lake on Saturday."We saw an officer, like, flagging people to go back the other way, and we're like, 'what's that?' I said to my friend, 'they probably found another dead body,' just joking," Paul Mason, who was walking in the area, said. "It's just very strange and kind of scary that it keeps happening.
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