CrossFit Games 2024: Serbian athlete Lazar Dukic drowns during competition in Texas; CEO Don Faul said he is ‘gutted’ by death [Video]

A Serbian athlete drowned during a swimming event at a CrossFit competition in Texas on Thursday, the organization said.

The death occurred on the first day of the CrossFit Games, being held in Fort Worth through Sunday. The events have been canceled for the rest of the day, CrossFit said.

The athlete was later identified as Lazar Dukic by the Tarrant County Medical Examiner.

CrossFit CEO Don Faul said during a press briefing he is “gutted” by the death.

“We’ll continue to be focused on our community and the family through this tragic set of circumstances,” Faul said.

The incident occurred Thursday morning in Marine Creek Lake. The Fort Worth Fire Department responded around 8 a.m. local time to a call regarding a CrossFit Games participant who went missing in the water, authorities said.

First responders used dive teams and a drone to find Dukic, who was recovered from the …