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Several boats sink during Texas parade for President Trump

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A spokesperson for the Travis County sheriff's office in Texas says 'œseveral'ť boats sank Saturday while taking part in a parade in support of President Donald Trump.

'œWe responded to multiple calls of boats in distress, several of them sank,'ť but there are no reports of fatalities or injuries and investigators have not determined how many boats sank on the lake near Austin, according to sheriff's spokesperson Kristen Dark.

Dark said the cause was under investigation, but there was no indication of an intentional act.

'œWe have no reason to suspect foul play in any of these,'ť sinkings, Dark said.

Dark said weather conditions were generally calm and meteorologist Paul Yura with the National Weather Service in Austin/San Antonio said there were were no storms in the area at the time and winds were generally 10 mph (16 kph) or less.

'œThe lake should be fairly navigable, without issue at those wind speeds," according to Yura.

Lake Travis is an approximately 19,000-acre (7,689 hectares) impoundment about 12 miles (19 kilometers) northwest of Austin.

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