SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Authorities confirm a body found Tuesday afternoon during a search is 19-year-old Camila Mendoza Olmos, according to KSAT.
Mendoza Olmos was last seen near her northwest Bexar County home on the morning of Christmas Eve. Since her disappearance, deputies, family members and volunteers had been searching around the clock.
According to our sister station KSAT, Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar said the body was discovered about 10 minutes into the search at the Burnin’ Bush landscaping company, located a few hundred yards from her residence.
Investigators said a firearm was also found near the body.
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.