Three of Ryan Lochte's teammates on the U.S. Olympic swimming team are expected to continue discussions with Brazilian authorities Thursday about the reported gunpoint robbery of the group.
In the latest twist to the fast-changing saga, Gunnar Bentz and Jack Conger were detained Wednesday shortly before the departure of their U.S.-bound flight. They agreed to speak with local authorities and were released.
A judge has barred a third swimmer, Jimmy Feigen, from leaving the country. His whereabouts aren't known, but the U.S. Olympic Committee says he'll speak to authorities Thursday as well.
Ryan Lochte, the 12-time Olympic medalist who gave a dramatic account of the incident earlier this week in an interview with NBC, had already returned to the U.S. In a follow-up interview with NBC on Wednesday, Lochte tempered his initial statements. He said a gun was aimed in the direction of the swimmers, not pressed against his head.
Brazilian authorities have questioned the consistency in accounts of what occurred.
The swimmers said in a statement issued by the USOC earlier this week that they were robbed of wallets and personal items by armed individuals posing as police officers during a taxi ride from France's hospitality venue back to the Olympic Village.
Local authorities arrived at the Village on Wednesday to collect Feigen and Lochte's passports and question them further, but the U.S. swimming team had already departed.
The ongoing incident has presented an unwelcome distraction for organizers of the troubled Summer Olympics, already beset by issues with logistics, venues and security. The closing ceremony for the Games is Sunday.
