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An athlete drowned while competing Thursday at the CrossFit Games in Texas, shocking everyone in attendance. Video showed the moment the athlete went below the waterline and never came back up. His body was found about an hour later. 'In a few seconds he was under. He never came back up.' The Tarrant County Medical Examiner's Office identified the deceased athlete as 28-year-old Lazar Ðukić of Serbia. Officials of the games said the athletes were competing in the run-swim event at Marine Creek Lake in Fort Worth when Ðukić drowned. Cole Learn, an athlete from Ontario, Canada, told WFAA-TV that he was shocked at the incident. "Absolutely devastated. Not sure what to think, and almost in denial," said Learn. "I saw him sort of start to scramble. He started doing small turns and he was trying to get his head out of the water," he recalled. "It was at that time we started screaming to the lifeguard he needed help and in a few seconds he was under. He never came back up."Learn said that he watched as the victim's brother ran up and down the side of the lake searching for his sibling. The harrowing incident marred the event, which was being held in Fort Worth for the first time this year. Previously, it was held in Madison, Wisconsin, for years. A GoFundMe campaign has been set up for Ðukić's family. "Known for his kindness, humor, and supportive nature, Lazar brought a breath of fresh air wherever he went. Beyond his athletic achievements, Lazar was caring, humorous and relentlessly supported those around him," the post read. CrossFit Games events were canceled for the day, but it was unclear if the rest of the scheduled events would continue into the weekend. WFAA-TV posted video from the scene on its news video on YouTube. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

While Vice President Kamala Harris is experiencing a bump in the polls after seizing the candidacy and announcing her VP pick, criticism is increasing about her lack of media availability. Harris has not faced questions from the media once since becoming the presidential candidate three weeks ago.'Every day she’s not talking to the media is political malpractice.'When asked for comment about dodging the media, the Harris campaign declined to comment, leading to mockery on social media. The Trump campaign has made the media reticence a part of its rhetorical attacks against Democrats. On Wednesday, Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) ridiculed the Harris campaign when he walked over to reporters outside of Air Force 2 sitting on a tarmac."I figured I'd come by and, one, just get a good look at the plane because hopefully it's going to be my plane in a few months," said Vance, the Republican vice presidential candidate. "But I also thought you guys might get lonely because the vice president doesn't answer questions from reporters and hasn't for 17 days," he joked. Others are beginning to point out the candidate's damaging lack of media presence. “But starting right now, every day she’s not talking to the media is political malpractice,” said journalist Ron Fournier. “It’s political malpractice not to do it. And No. 2, it’s not good for democracy.”Progressive columnist Lydia Polgreen agreed in a post on X. "As a journalist and a citizen I think it would be very good for the Democratic ticket to sit for big interviews and routinely answer on the record questions from reporters on the trail. It is disappointing that this has not happened yet. But it is not too late to change that!" she added. Like Blaze News? Bypass the censors, sign up for our newsletters, and get stories like this direct to your inbox. Sign up here!

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