Getty Image
The 2024 CrossFit Games were suspended on Thursday after 28-year-old competitor Lazar Dukic drowned during a swimming portion of the event.
Authorities in Fort Worth, Texas pronounced Dukic dead after recovering his body from the water.
Dukic was seen diving into the water during the 800-meter swimmer but a video later showed him going under way before exiting.
CrossFit Games Issue Statement On Drowning Death Of 28-Year-Old Lazar Dukic
“CrossFit is deeply saddened by the death of a CrossFit Games competitor during the swimming portion of Individual Event 1 at the 2024 CrossFit Games,” the competition said in a statement. “We are fully cooperative with authorities and doing everything we can to support the family at this time.
“The remainder of today’s events have been suspended. The well-being of competitors is our first priority and we are heartbroken by this tragic event.”
That last point has come under question after many fans wondered how there were no lifeguards who spotted Dukic and entered the water to save him.
“How you let someone drown in a lake, 50m from the finish line? What kind of water security is this? You guys are amateurs! This is no tragedy, this is pure lack os professionalism,” one commenter stated on Instagram.