Downtown Austin lake deaths echo other cities: men in 30s, alcohol

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AUSTIN (KXAN) – For years, police in Texas’ capital city have maintained there is no serial killer drowning intoxicated victims in Lady Bird Lake. Despite suspicion surrounding such a predator, Sgt. Nathan Sexton with the local homicide unit told KXAN that Austin is no different from other places when it comes to drownings.

“The unfortunate deaths… are consistent with a population this size and a body of water that runs right down the middle of (the city),” Sexton said…

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