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U.S. Olympic swimmers Ryan Lochte, Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger and
Jimmy Feigen were robbed at gunpoint while in Rio de Janeiro
overnight Saturday, NBC News has confirmed.

Following conflicting reports — including the IOC denying any
incident took place — Lochte himself confirmed with TODAY's
Billy Bush that he and the other swimmers were robbed at
gunpoint.

"We got pulled over, in the taxi, and these guys came out with a
badge, a police badge, no lights, no nothing just a police badge
and they pulled us over," Lochte said. "They pulled out their
guns, they told the other swimmers to get down on the ground —
they got down on the ground. I refused, I was like we didn't do
anything wrong, so — I'm not getting down on the ground.

"And then the guy pulled out his gun, he cocked it, put it to my
forehead and he said, 'Get down,' and I put my hands up, I was
like 'whatever.' He took our money, he took my wallet — he left
my cell phone, he left my credentials."

USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky later told NBC News in a
statement: "According to four members of the U.S. Olympic
Swimming Team (Gunnar Bentz, Jack Conger, Jimmy Feigen and Ryan
Lochte), they left France House early Sunday morning in a taxi
headed for the Olympic Village. Their taxi was stopped by
individuals posing as armed police officers who demanded the
athletes' money and other personal belongings. All four athletes
are safe and cooperating with authorities."

http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/2016-rio-summer-olympics/u-s- swimmer-ryan-lochte-robbed-gunpoint-brazil-n630396

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