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CTX teen drowns at Lake Georgetown

Posted at 3:20 PM, Jul 05, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-05 16:21:29-04

A drowning victim at Lake Georgetown has been identified. 

The victim, Nathan Ellis, 16, was swimming with two others swimmers near the Cedar Breaks at Lake Georgetown boat ramp when he began to struggle, ultimately going under the water Tuesday afternoon at 12:28 p.m, according to the Georgetown Police Department. 

Police say the other swimmers and another person tried to assist Ellis but were unable to rescue him. 

Emergency crews recovered the body at 2:30 p.m. in 32 feet of water. 

No other details were released. 

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