Three people drowned in dangerous Austin drainage culvert over the past five months

AUSTIN, Texas — Two bodies recovered in Lady Bird Lake and Shoal Creek are believed to be the missing flood victims swept away during a weekend water rescue.

Tuesday afternoon, the man and woman were identified as 42-year-old Amado Ravelos and 43-year-old Tonya Conner.

Four people were caught in the flash flood in Central Austin early Saturday morning. Two managed to escape the fast-moving water. The other two were swept downstream from one of the most dangerous drainage culverts in Austin…

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