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 clinging to a tree branch.
Upon arrival, San Antonio police officers saw the man 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 the man and could no longer hear him.
Fire officials later removed the man’s body from the water, and he was pronounced dead at the scene, police said. An SAPD park police officer told KSAT that it appears the man drowned.
The Bexar County Medical Examiner’s Office will identify the man as well as determine his cause and manner of death.
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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