the first seven months of 4people died on Texas rivers and lakes due to drowning, trauma and suicide and other causes, records show.
According to records obtained from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, no deaths have occurred in San Antonio rivers or lakes so far this year. From Aug. 1, 2011 to July 31, 2016, there were seven deaths in the Alamo City, including four on the San Antonio River, records show.
Overall, there were 580 deaths on Texas rivers and lakes during that time period.
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One person died due to quicksand on the San Antonio River last July, records show.
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Nine people died on South Padre Island from drowning, rip tides and one person was dragged by a kite board, according to records. unoff likely cause of 12,000 fish killed near San Antonio River
Overall, 136 deaths occurred on rivers and 330 happened on lakes in the five-year time period. Other deaths occurred in ponds, marshes and creeks. At Canyon Lake, near New Braunfels, 22 people died, 21 people died at Lake Lewisville northwest of Dallas, 21 people died at Lake Travis and 10 people died at Lady Bird Lake in Austin, records show.
One person died from an explosion at Lake Texoma.
The Trinity River which stretches nearly 600 miles, is the deadliest river in five years with 18 reported deaths. On the Guadalupe River, 14 people died, and 13 people died on the Rio Grande River, one from trying to enter the country illegally, records show
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