AUSTIN, Texas — The name of the man who drowned in Lady Bird Lake over the weekend is being confirmed by a GoFundMe*.
The page says Teddy Carter is the man who Austin Fire officials say jumped into the lake Saturday to retrieve an item that someone had dropped.
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Carter went to the water's edge and swam across the lake to retrieve it and that's when he went under water.
It is illegal in the City of Austin to swim in Lady Bird Lake, except for certain circumstances.
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