A triathlete with thousands of followers drowned during the Ironman competition in Texas on Saturday during the swimming endurance challenge.
Mara Flávia, who boasted over 60,000 followers on Instagram, disappeared during the open-water swim in Lake Woodlands, “the first of three grueling trials competitors face during the 140-mile race,” per the New York Post.
Frantic calls started pouring in to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and the Woodlands Township Fire Department as early as 6 a.m., Fox 26 reported. Woodlands Fire Chief Palmer Buck told Click2Houston that crews were first notified about the “lost swimmer” around 7:30 a.m.
Rescuers sifted through the lake while the triathlon was still ongoing, which Buck said contributed to the challenging conditions and worsened the dive team’s “zero” visibility.
Flávia was eventually pulled out of the water just after 9:30 a.m., roughly three hours after she disappeared. By then, her body had sunk down 10 feet to the bottom of
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