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AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The body of a man was found in Lady Bird Lake Sunday afternoon.

According to the Austin Fire Department they got the call at 1:33 p.m. of a body in the water at the 90 block of Congress Avenue.

When firefighters arrived on scene they discovered a body in the water and the victim was pronounced dead.

According to Austin-Travis County Emergency Services, the victim is a man in his 50's who was discovered by bystanders on water bikes.

Austin Police say the victim is a black man, possibly 50, who was dressed and had his phone and wallet on him. No obvious signs of trauma are evident but are awaiting Homicide and the Travis County Medical Examiner's Office to investigate the scene.

The victim has not been identified at this time.