Hamilton Pool reopens to swimmers starting May 1

AUSTIN (KXAN) — After Hamilton Pool was closed to swimmers after two drownings in 2016, Travis County Parks has now decided to reopen the natural pool to swimmers starting Monday, May 1.
Travis County Parks banned swimming on Oct. 7, 2016 to spend time determining if any of their operational protocols could be changed to minimize future incidents. A 20-year-old man drowned at the pool on Oct. 2, 2016 and in August, a 17-year-old died after being underwater for near