AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin-Travis County EMS said a body was found in Lady Bird Lake near the Congress Avenue bridge Wednesday afternoon.

Officials said 911 received a call at 2:08 p.m. from a person reporting there was a body in the water.

EMS later said an adult was pronounced dead at 2:33 p.m.

According to information from APD obtained through an open records request, the deceased was identified as Kyle Thornton, 56, and the investigation is closed with no foul play suspected.

  • Scene where officials recovered a body from Lady Bird Lake (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)
  • Scene where officials recovered a body from Lady Bird Lake (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)
  • Scene where officials recovered a body from Lady Bird Lake (KXAN photo/Frank Martinez)

This was the second body recovered from Lady Bird Lake within the past week.