Man Died in Lake Tahoe, CA this Weekend While Competing in Triathlon

A man died Saturday during a triathlon at Lake Tahoe, reports the TahoeDailyTribune.com.

The man was swimming at Sugar Pine Point on the West Shore Saturday when he had to be pulled from the water around 8:23 am, according to an email from Sgt. Anthony Prencipe, public information officer with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office.

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The man was competing in the swimming portion of the Lake Tahoe Triathlon. 

The sheriff’s office did not release the name of the man, and a cause of death is pending an autopsy.

There is no evidence of foul play or criminal activity, Prencipe told the Tribune.