CrossFit Games athlete Lazar Đukić vanishes during livestreamed swim race in Texas... before cops make horrific discovery

CrossFit athlete Lazar Đukić vanished in the water during a live-streaming of the CrossFit Games in Texas. 

He was last seen about 100 meters from the end of the 800-meter swimming segment in Fort Worth, Texas, according to Metro. His team told organizers that he didn't emerge from the water. 

Videos posted to social media appear to show a man struggling to swim during the race and bobbing in the water until he he goes under. It is not clear if that man was Đukić.  

First responders pulled a body out of the Marine Creek Lake on Thursday and put it in a body bag around 10am, according to CBS News Texas. It is unclear if the body was Đukić. 

The swimming portion is the first part of the games and was scheduled to begin in the early morning, but was canceled after police went looking for the athlete around 8am. 

All spectators were asked to leave the grounds while they searched, Metro reported. 

The livestreams were cut when organizers called off the swimming competition. One woman who was livestreaming told viewers that it 'looks like something serious has happened.'  

The Serbian has competed in the CrossFit Games for several years and is ranked 88th worldwide in the male category. He is ranked third in Serbia. 

The athlete posted ads TYR Sport on his Instagram story yesterday, where he excitedly cheesed at the camera. 

Just hours ago, Đukić posted a link to the livestream of his event. 

Đukić said in a social media video CrossFit is the 'only thing I'm good at' and said he 'works hard' because he knows his fellow competitors are. 

'I know somebody is working hard next to me, so he pushes me hard both mentally an physically,' he said. 'I can't let my brother beat me.' 

His brother Luka also participates in CrossFit challenges. Luka has not publicly commented on his brother. 

Đukić also said he was hoping to make the podium this season. 

'It was a real struggle coming from a small country that didn’t have a single CrossFit box when I started,' the four-time CrossFit Games athlete told More Than Fitness in 2023. 

'As I progress through the sport, the community and Serbia progress also. I feel very blessed to be somebody that is charging the way, making it easier for everybody else.' 

The six-time Serbia National Champion started doing CrossFit during a student work trip in the US when his roommate introduced him to it. 

When he returned home, he bought equipment and started training, according to the outlet. 

He qualified for the CrossFit Games in 2019, but declined to go, instead debuting in 2021. He finished ninth.