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HPD dive team responds after body found along bank of Brays Bayou

Homicide detectives also investigating situation, HPD confirms

Lawndale and Telephone bridges over Brays Bayou

HOUSTON – Authorities are investigating after a body was reportedly found along Brays Bayou late Wednesday morning in southeast Houston.

According to the Houston Police Department, officers were dispatched around 10:40 a.m. on Wednesday following reports of a body seen on the bank of the bayou near the 5200 block of Calhoun Road.

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Details remain limited, but police confirmed that a dive team was called to the scene as part of the response.

The department’s homicide division is also involved in the investigation, which is standard procedure when a body is discovered under unclear circumstances.

The Houston Fire Department also responded to the area, with units reportedly dispatched to a nearby address along Martin Luther King Boulevard.

At this time, officials have not released any information about the identity of the individual or the circumstances surrounding the death.

It is also unclear whether this case is connected to any previous incidents reported in the area, including one from last week.

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Authorities are expected to provide additional updates as the investigation continues.