Swimmer blames invasive underwater plant for near drowning at Lake Pflugerville

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WITH A CHECK OF YOUR FORECAST.
ERIN:FOLLOWING A DROWNING IN
LAKE PFLUGERVILLE THIS WEEK -
TONIGHT, A WARNING FROM A
TRIATHLON SWIMMER WHO SAYS HE
ALMOST DROWNED AT LAKE
PFLUGERVILLE.KXAN'S CANDY
RODRIGUEZ SHARES WHAT HE WANTS
YOU TO KNOW BEFORE YOU MAKE A
SPLASH INTO SUMMER.FOR THE
PAST 37 YEARS, CRAIG KUGLEN
HAS BEEN COMPETING IN
TRIATHLONS. WITH SWIMMING...
BEING HIS FAVORITE PART OF THE
RACE... BUT, TWO SUMMERS AGO
-- WHEN HE WAS PARTICIPATING
IN THE LAKE PFLUGERVILLE
TRIATHLON -- EVERYTHING
CHANGED.CRAIG
KUGLEN/TRIATHLETE ALMOST
DROWNED IN LAKE PFLUGERVILLE:
"03;15;59 I GOT CAUGHT IN THE
HYDRILLA AND THE MORE I TRIED
TO GET OUT OF IT, THE WORSE IT
GOT, MY ARMS GOT TANGLED, MY
FEET GOT TANGLED AND I GOT
SCARED."THE FAST-GROWING
INVASIVE UNDERWATER PLANT HAD
TAKEN A HOLD OF HIM -- QUICKLY
KUGLEN YELLED FOR HELP.
LUCKILY, HE SAYS TRIATHLON
ORGANIZERS WERE STANDING BY.
CRAIG KUGLEN/TRIATHLETE ALMOST
DROWNED IN LAKE PFLUGERVILLE:
"03;16;34 IT WAS A FAIRLY
FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE FOR ME."
SO WHEN A SWIMMER WENT MISSING
ON WEDNESDAY, HE WONDERED:
CRAIG KUGLEN/TRIATHLETE ALMOST
DROWNED IN LAKE PFLUGERVILLE:
"03;16;48 I BET HE GOT CAUGHT
IN HYDRILLA AND HAD THE SAME
PROBLEM I DID AND COULDN'T GET
IN."AUTHORITIES HAVEN'T SAID
WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED.BUT,
EVEN THE HYDRILLA CAUSED
PROBLEMS FOR DIVERS WITH THE
TRAVIS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
DURING THE SEARCH.THE TEXAS
PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
SAYS IT MONITORS THE LAKE AND
HELPS THE CITY OF PFLUGERVILLE
MANAGE IT.THE CITY ALSO
REMOVES HYDRILLA MECHANICALLY,
SOMETHING SOME VISITORS HAVE
NOTICED. JASON MACHADO/VISITS
LAKE PFLUGERVILLE: "05;20;28
THEY COME OUT HERE WITH SOME
BIG OLD WATER-TYPE LAWN MOWERS
AND THEY CHOP THAT STUFF UP."
DESPITE THAT, KUGLEN SAYS HE'S
NOT TAKING ANY CHANCES.CRAIG
KUGLEN/TRIATHLETE ALMOST
DROWNED IN LAKE PFLUGERVILLE:
"03;17;57 I WON'T GO BACK
THERE AND SWIM AGAIN, NO."IN
PFLUGERVILLE, CANDY RODRIGUEZ
KXAN NEWSERINTEXAS PARKS AND
WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT IS
DISCUSSING NEW TECHNIQUES WITH
THE CITY, INCLUDING CHEMICAL
TREATMENT, TO KEEP THE
HYDRILLA UNDER CONTROL.THE
LAKE PFLUGERVILLE TRIATHLON IS
SET FOR JUNE 17-TH. ERIN:WE
REACHED OUT TO SEE IF HYDRILLA
WAS A PROBLEM IN OTHER AREA
LAKES.THE L-C-R-A AND FOUND
THERE ARE NO REPORTS OF
HYDRILLA IN LAKE AUSTIN.CARP
WERE STOCKED IN 2012, TO TAKE
CARE OF THE PROBLEM.LAKE L-B-J

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Swimmer blames invasive underwater plant for near drowning at Lake Pflugerville

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