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Swimming not allowed at Hamilton Pool Preserve for foreseeable future

Swimming not allowed at Hamilton Pool Preserve for ‘foreseeable future’ The stunning swimming hole is located near Austin Tags:  TRAVIS COUNTY – It’s bad news for visitors hoping to swim at Hamilton Pool this summer. Due to falling rocks, Travis County Parks officials will not be allowing swimming for the foreseeable future. An update on the Hamilton Pool website says rocks have been falling “with increased frequency at many locations in and around the pool” following the big freeze in February. Hamilton Pool Preserve, which was closed for most of 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, is known for its 50-foot waterfall which cascades into a natural swimming hole.

Stunning Texas waterfall closed for summer due to falling rocks

Swimming off limits at Hamilton Pool

With swimming off limits at Hamilton Pool, try these spots instead By Craig Huber Texas SHARE TEXAS  Travis County Parks reports that due to an increase in falling rocks attributed to the February deep freeze, no swimming will be permitted at Hamilton Pool for the foreseeable future. In fact, it’s not anticipated that swimming will be allowed at the iconic location at all this summer, though you can still visit Hamilton Pool Preserve with a reservation. Fear not, though, because Hamilton Pool is far from the only place to take a dip on a scoring day in Central Texas.

Search continues for missing swimmer on Lake Travis

Search continues for missing swimmer on Lake Travis By FOX 7 Austin Digital Team Published  LAKE TRAVIS, Texas - The search continues for a swimmer that went missing on Lake Travis last week. The Travis County Sheriff s Office says that units from TCSO, Jonestown Police Department, Travis County Parks Police, Starflight, North Lake Travis Fire/Rescue, Lake Travis Fire/Rescue, and ATCEMS responded to a report of a missing swimmer on Lake Travis shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, April 17. Rescue efforts were ultimately unsuccessful and the response shifted into a recovery mission, says TCSO. The missing man was last seen near a boat that was anchored in Devil’s Cove, says TCSO, adding that water in that area is about 35 feet deep with low visibility due to silt. Throughout the week, TCSO employed a number of search methods including sonar, drone, shoreline and surface searches.

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