Body present in seek for lacking Texas teen recognized as Camila Mendoza Olmos, police say | EUROtoday

The physique discovered within the seek for Texas teenager Camila Mendoza Olmos, who went lacking on Christmas Eve, has been recognized because the 19-year-old.

The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office mentioned on Wednesday that {the teenager} had died by suicide.

Mendoza Olmas left her house in San Antonio on foot final Wednesday morning, sparking an enormous search. Her physique was finally discovered near her home.

Bexar County Sheriff Javier Salazar had introduced on Tuesday that authorities discovered the physique earlier that day in a area about “a few hundred yards” from Mendoza Olmas’ house, however cautioned on the time that it was “too early to tell” if it was the lacking teen.

Salazar mentioned investigators don’t suspect foul play right now, including “there are some indicators” of doable self-harm.

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On Monday, the sheriff’s workplace launched footage believed to point out Mendoza Olmas strolling on Wildhorse Parkway close to her house at round 7 a.m. native time on the day she vanished. It was the final confirmed sighting of the lacking teen.

There have been a number of descriptions of clothes Mendoza Olmas might have been carrying and the clothes on the found physique was “very similar” to a type of descriptions, Salazar mentioned.

Salazar mentioned police had already checked the realm the place the physique was discovered however “due to tall grass, we felt that there would be a benefit to checking the area once again,” including that the physique was discovered about 10 minutes into the search.

There was a lacking firearm that belonged to a relative of Mendoza Olmas, and a firearm was discovered close to the physique, in response to the sheriff. Authorities are but to find out if the recovered weapon is identical that went lacking.

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Salazar went into element about Mendoza Olmas’ psychological well being historical past.

“There may have been some suicidal ideations on Camila’s part before. Some signs of depression, undiagnosed as far as we can tell. But, from what’s being described to us, it sounds like it was a young person going through a very tough time in their life,” the sheriff mentioned.

Salazar later added: “She was having a tough time with school, with work, with a relationship that had recently ended,” calling it “heartbreaking” to be taught in regards to the issues she was coping with.

“I use this as an opportunity to remind everybody out there, whether you got kids this age or even well into adulthood, check on people and don’t take anything for granted,” the sheriff mentioned. “If you are going through a crisis yourself, reach out and get help.”

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If you or anybody has been scuffling with psychological well being or ideas of suicide, please name the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8.