For some families, the hardest part isn’t just losing a loved one — it’s not knowing exactly what happened. That uncertainty has returned to the forefront after Houston police recovered two more bodies from local bayous this week, bringing the city’s total number of bayou-related deaths this year to 33, nearly matching last year’s total of 35.

Houston police have discovered another body in a local waterway — this time near Commerce and Milam — bringing the total number of bodies found in area bayous this year to 15.