Rachel Scott, 25, of Round Rock, Texas, died after falling from the top deck of a party barge on Lake Travis on May 19, 2018. Witnesses said she struck her head on the lower deck and then slid into the water. Several people attempted to rescue her immediately but she was not found.

Multiple dive teams, including the Travis County Sheriff’s Office and the Austin Police Department, searched Lake Travis through the summer without success. On October 4, 2018, a body was located at about 117 feet near where Scott was last seen; it was recovered and identified the next day. The medical examiner’s final report on cause and manner of death was still pending at that time.

Scott’s family later presented a $15,000 check to the Austin Police dive team in August 2019 to acknowledge their efforts. If anyone witnessed the incident or has information about safety conditions on the barge that night, please share what is known.