Payas Rohit Deo, a UHCL student, was last seen on Feb. 9. (Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston - All rights reserved.)
HOUSTON – The Pasadena Police Department says the body of a missing 20-year-old student has been found in southeast Houston.
Payas Deo, a UHCL student, left his home in The Reserve at Clear Lake around 8 p.m. on the evening of February 8, according to his family. When he pulled out of the driveway of their Peony Meadow Trail home, he would not be heard from or seen again.
Texas EquuSearch and the Pasadena Police Department searched for Deo after he was reported missing.
On Saturday, Deo’s body was found in southeast Houston near Dumas Street, according to Pasadena Police. A medical examiner was able to make a positive identification.
Christian Terry covered digital news in Tyler and Wichita Falls before returning to the Houston area where he grew up. He is passionate about weather and the outdoors and often spends his days off on the water fishing.
