El Dorado Hills man dies while swimming in Lake Tahoe Triathlon

Submitted by paula on Fri, 08/30/2019 - 9:43am

Tragedy struck during the annual Lake Tahoe Marathon on August 24 when a 64-year-old El Dorado Hills man died during the swimming portion of the race near Sugar Pine Point

Mark Combs called out for help from the water at 8:23 a.m., according to Sgt. Anthony Prencipe, public information officer with the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office (EDSO).. Rescue swimmers on personal watercraft responded to the location and retrieved Mark from underwater. Lifesaving attempts were made by emergency personal and Mark was later pronounced deceased according to Prencipe.

An autopsy was completed and the result of the preliminary autopsy was coronary artery atherosclerosis. No evidence of foul play was seen.

Next of kin notifications have been completed.