AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following severe weather in the Austin metro Friday night into Saturday, multiple bodies were pulled from the water.

A little after midnight Saturday, Austin Travis County EMS conducted a water rescue after reports of people getting washed downstream by Shoal and Hancock Creek. The Austin Police Department said the call came in around 12:40 a.m. Saturday.

ATCEMS said at 2:36 a.m., public safety teams were unable to locate a victim after an extensive search. On Saturday evening, the Austin Police Department got a call about a deceased body near Shoal Creek, about two miles from where authorities had earlier been called for the water rescue.

In a press briefing, APD said that they are still investigating the deceased body and it is not clear if these two incidents are rela

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